▁ge ology ▁teachers ▁were ▁brought ▁to ▁China ▁and ▁Chinese ▁students ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁foreign ▁countries ▁to ▁study ▁ge ology . ▁This ▁inf usion ▁successfully ▁developed ▁the ▁modern ▁teaching ▁and ▁practice ▁of ▁ge ology ▁in ▁China . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁novel ▁din osa ur ▁foss ils ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁international ▁interest ▁in ▁Chinese ▁pale ont ology . ▁China ▁also ▁has ▁international ▁significant ▁foss il ▁b eds ▁from ▁the ▁P rec amb rian ▁( W eng ’ an ▁Bi ota ), ▁the ▁early ▁Camb rian ▁( Ch eng ji ang ▁Bi ota ) ▁and ▁the ▁Early ▁C ret ace ous ▁( Je hol ▁Bi ota ). ▁Chinese ▁foss ils ▁have ▁provided ▁the ▁missing ▁link ▁in ▁many ▁evolution ary ▁trees . ▁China ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁discover ies ▁in ▁the ▁human ▁foss il ▁record . ▁Al most ▁all ▁of ▁China ' s ▁important ▁ge ological ▁discover ies ▁are ▁now ▁published ▁in ▁English ▁as ▁this ▁allows ▁access ▁to ▁more ▁pr estig ious ▁international ▁journ als . ▁ ▁China ▁Ge ological ▁Survey ▁The ▁China ▁Ge ological ▁Survey ▁( C GS ) ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁after ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁only ▁re inst ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁ge ological ▁expl oration ▁and ▁natural ▁ha z ard ▁mit ig ation ▁was ▁performed ▁by ▁other ▁government ▁depart ments . ▁The ▁CG S ▁supplies ▁information ▁to ▁international