Min Zhu (paleontologist)

Min Zhu (Chinese: 朱敏; born October 1965) , is a Chinese paleontologist at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), a CAS Member.[1] He completed his undergraduate studies at Nanjing University and completed his PhD thesis at IVPP. He is currently leading a research team from IVPP. The latest findings from his team are unearthed from two new fossil depositories, shedding light on the rise of jawed vertebrates[2]

Min Zhu
朱敏
Born (1965-10-03) 3 October 1965 (age 59)
Alma materNanjing University
OccupationPaleontologist
Scientific career
FieldsVertebrate paleontology
InstitutionsInstitute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Mímàn

Contributions

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Guiyu oneiros[3]

Selected publications

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  • Zhu, M., Ahlberg, P.E., Zhao, W.-J. & Jia, L.-T. (2002): First Devonian tetrapod from Asia. Nature, 420, 760-761.
  • Zhu, M. & Ahlberg, P.E. (2004): The origin of the internal nostril of tetrapods. Nature, 432, 94-97.
  • Zhu, M., Yu, X.-B., Wang, W., Zhao, W.-J. & Jia, L.-T. (2006): A primitive fish provides key characters bearing on deep osteichthyan phylogeny. Nature, 441, 77-80.
  • Zhu, M., Zhao, W.-J., Jia, L.-T., Lu, J., Qiao, T. and Qu, Q.-M. (2009): The oldest articulated osteichthyan reveals mosaic gnathostome characters. Nature, 458, 469-474.

References

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  1. ^ "CAS Members----Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology". Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  2. ^ "New Findings Rewrite the Evolutionary Story of "Fish to Human"". scitechdaily.com. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 10 Feb 2023.
  3. ^ Zhu, Min; Zhao, Wenjin; Jia, Liantao; Lu, Jing; Qiao, Tuo; Qu, Qingming (26 March 2009). "The oldest articulated osteichthyan reveals mosaic gnathostome characters". Nature. 458 (7237): 469–474. Bibcode:2009Natur.458..469Z. doi:10.1038/nature07855. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 19325627.