Xu Xing (; born July 1969) is a Chinese
paleontologist who has named more dinosaurs than any other living paleontologist. Such dinosaurs include the
Jurassic
The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately 143.1 Mya. ...
ceratopsia
Ceratopsia or Ceratopia ( or ; Ancient Greek, Greek: "horned faces") is a group of herbivore, herbivorous, beaked dinosaurs that thrived in what are now North America, Asia and Europe, during the Cretaceous Period (geology), Period, although ance ...
n ''
Yinlong'', the Jurassic
tyrannosauroid ''
Guanlong'', the large
oviraptorosaur ''
Gigantoraptor'', and the
troodontid ''
Mei''.
Biography
Xing was born in
Xinjiang
Xinjiang,; , SASM/GNC romanization, SASM/GNC: Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Sinkiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People' ...
, China, in 1969. A graduate from the department of geology of
Peking University
Peking University (PKU) is a Public university, public Types of universities and colleges in China#By designated academic emphasis, university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of the Peop ...
, he is currently a researcher at the
Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS; ) is the national academy for natural sciences and the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's largest research organization, with 106 research i ...
in
Beijing
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. He had originally planned to become an economist. However, he was assigned to the department of geology by the Chinese authorities.
He graduated in 1995, and claims inspiration from
Roy Chapman Andrews
Roy Chapman Andrews (January 26, 1884 – March 11, 1960) was an American explorer, adventurer, and Natural history, naturalist who became the director of the American Museum of Natural History. He led a series of expeditions through the politi ...
.
Among Xu's paleontological contributions have been discovery and analysis of dinosaur fossils with avian characteristics, and development of theories in regarding the evolution of
feather
Feathers are epidermal growths that form a distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on both avian (bird) and some non-avian dinosaurs and other archosaurs. They are the most complex integumentary structures found in vertebrates and an exa ...
s.
In 2024, Xu became a laureate of the
Asian Scientist 100 by the ''
Asian Scientist''.
Genera described by Xu Xing
Selected publications
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See also
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:Taxa named by Xu Xing
References
External links
Famous Expert Forum ( 2008-14): Research Fellow Xu Xing’s Academic Report
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1969 births
Living people
Biologists from Xinjiang
Chinese paleontologists
Paleontology in Xinjiang
People from Ili
Peking University alumni
Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences