Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and

Paleoanthropology

The Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Pale-

oanthropology (abbreviated to IVPP; Chinese:
) of China is a
prominent research institution and collections repository
for fossils, including many dinosaur and pterosaur spec-
imens (many from the Yixian Formation). As its name
suggests, research is focused on both paleontological top-
ics and those relating to human prehistory.
The institution, located in Beijing, grew out of the Ceno-
zoic Research Laboratory in 1929 and is its own institu-
tion under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Its sta
have increasingly worked internationally, and were au-
thors or coauthors on 45 Nature and Science articles from
1999 to 2005.* [1] Notable paleontologists who have been
aliated with the IVPP include Yang Zhongjian (also
known as C. C. Young), Dong Zhiming, Meemann Chang
and Zhao Xijin.

1 See also
List of museums in China

2 References
[1] Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropol-
ogy, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2011-08-
10.

3 External links
Ocial website of IVPP
The Collections Department of the IVPP

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