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| Xiao Hui (paleontologist) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Xiao Hui |
| Native name | 肖辉 |
| Birth date | 1960s |
| Birth place | Guilin, Guangxi, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Fields | Paleontology, Vertebrate Paleontology, Paleoecology, Taphonomy |
| Workplaces | Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Peking University; Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology |
| Alma mater | Peking University; Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Known for | Study of Mesozoic vertebrates, dinosaur osteology, Early Cretaceous faunas |
Xiao Hui (paleontologist) is a Chinese vertebrate paleontologist noted for contributions to Mesozoic vertebrate systematics, taphonomy, and paleoecology. His work spans field expeditions in Asia, large-scale osteological descriptions, and multidisciplinary collaborations that bridge the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and international research groups. Xiao's research has influenced interpretations of Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystems, faunal turnover in Asia, and the evolutionary history of several dinosaur, mammal, and avian clades.
Xiao was born in Guilin, Guangxi, and received early education during the late reform era that followed the policies of Deng Xiaoping and the opening of Chinese higher education tied to institutions like Peking University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He completed undergraduate studies in geology and paleontology at Peking University where he trained under mentors linked to the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology network. For graduate work he entered the Chinese Academy of Sciences system, receiving PhD-level research training that involved collaborations with laboratories associated with the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology and field programs in Liaoning Province. During this period he interacted with visiting scholars from Harvard University, Smithsonian Institution, and Natural History Museum, London who were active in East Asian paleontology exchanges.
Xiao has held research and academic appointments at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and as a visiting scholar at University of Cambridge and University of Chicago laboratories. He served as curator and senior researcher in vertebrate paleontology collections, collaborating with curators from the American Museum of Natural History, Field Museum, and Royal Ontario Museum. Xiao has supervised graduate students enrolled at Peking University and joint programs with the University of Tokyo and Australian National University, and has been an invited lecturer at the Smithsonian Institution and Natural History Museum, London on Mesozoic vertebrate paleobiology.
Xiao's research portfolio includes systematic descriptions of theropod, sauropod, and ornithischian dinosaurs, early birds, and Mesozoic mammals uncovered in East Asia. He has contributed to taxonomic revisions that reinterpreted specimens lodged in the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology collections, and his work has been cited alongside studies from Yale University, University of Kansas, and ETH Zurich. Xiao advanced methods in taphonomic analysis and paleoenvironmental reconstruction, integrating approaches used at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. His analyses of faunal assemblages informed debates about biogeographic links between Asia, North America, and Europe during the Cretaceous and were incorporated into syntheses by researchers at University of California, Berkeley and University of Bristol.
Xiao participated in collaborative phylogenetic studies that employed character matrices widely used by teams at University of Chicago and Monash University to resolve relationships among maniraptoran theropods, early birds, and Mesozoic mammals. His osteological descriptions have been featured in comparative works circulated alongside publications from University of Toronto and University of Buenos Aires researchers.
Xiao led and co-led multiple field expeditions to key fossil localities in Liaoning Province, Inner Mongolia, and the Gobi Desert, coordinating logistics with provincial bureaus and museums such as the Liaoning Geological Museum. He participated in international excavations in collaboration with teams from the American Museum of Natural History and the Natural History Museum, London, and has worked on stratigraphic sections correlated with chronostratigraphic frameworks developed by scientists at Institute of Geology and Geophysics, CAS. Field projects produced large collections of vertebrate fossils, including articulated skeletons, eggshell assemblages, and microvertebrate samples that fed museum displays and comparative research across institutions like the Tokyo National Museum and Royal Tyrrell Museum.
Xiao has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes, contributing monographs and systematic descriptions in journals linked to the Chinese Academy of Sciences publishing program and international outlets used by authors from University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, and University College London. Notable papers addressed the osteology of Early Cretaceous theropods, taphonomic pathways in lacustrine deposits, and paleoecological reconstructions of Jehol Biota-type assemblages; these works were coauthored with scientists from Harvard University, Stanford University, and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. His publications are cited in global syntheses by authors at Columbia University, University of Chicago, and the Smithsonian Institution.
Xiao has been recognized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and regional scientific societies, receiving research awards and fellowships tied to collaborative projects with the National Natural Science Foundation of China and international fellowships connected to Royal Society exchange programs. He is a member or collaborator with professional organizations including the Paleontological Society, the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, and advisory panels for museums such as the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology public exhibits. Xiao has also served on editorial boards for journals associated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and international publishers, and has been an invited reviewer for grant panels at institutions like the National Science Foundation and European Research Council.
Category:Chinese paleontologists Category:Vertebrate paleontologists Category:People from Guilin