Min Zhu (paleontologist)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhu (surname).

Min Zhu
朱敏
Born	(1965-10-03) 3 October 1965 Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Alma mater	Nanjing University
Occupation	Paleontologist
Scientific career
Fields	Vertebrate paleontology
Institutions	Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	朱敏
Traditional Chinese	朱敏
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Mímàn

Min Zhu (Chinese: 朱敏; born October 1965) , is a Chinese paleontologist at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), a CAS Member. 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

Contributions

Guiyu oneiros

Selected publications

• 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.