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Paleozoological Museum of China

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The Paleozoological Museum of China (PMC; Chinese: 中国古动物馆) is a museum in Beijing, China. The same building also houses the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The museum contains exhibition halls with specimens aimed at the public, while the rest of the building is used for research purposes.

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Paleozoological Museum of China
西直门外大街, Xicheng District Zhanlanlu (首都功能核心区)

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西直门外大街
100032 Xicheng District, Zhanlanlu (首都功能核心区)
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