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Jinniushan

Jinniushan
金牛山
Jinniushan is located in China
Jinniushan
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LocationLiaoning, China
Coordinates40°34′40″N 122°26′38″E / 40.57778°N 122.44389°E / 40.57778; 122.44389
History
PeriodsMiddle Pleistocene
Site notes
Excavation dates1984

Jinniushan (Chinese: 金牛山) is a Middle Pleistocene paleoanthropological site, dating to around 260,000 BP,[1] most famous for its archaic hominin fossils. The site is located near Yingkou, Liaoning, China. Several new species of extinct birds were also discovered at the site.