Zhao Xijin

Zhao Xijin is a Chinese paleontologist and has named numerous dinosaurs. He is currently a professor at Beijing's Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology.

List of Dinosaurs Named

*"Chaoyangsaurus" (1983)
*"Chinshakiangosaurus" (1986)
*"Dachongosaurus" (1986)
*"Damalasaurus" (1986)
*"Klamelisaurus" (1993)
*"Kunmingosaurus" (1986)
*"Lancangjiangosaurus" (1986)
*"Megacervixosaurus" (1983)
*"Microdontosaurus" (1983)
*"Monkonosaurus" (1990)
*"Monolophosaurus" (with P. Currie, 1994)
*"Ngexisaurus" (1983)
*"Sangonghesaurus" (1983)
*"Sinraptor" (with P. Currie, 1993)
*"Oshanosaurus" (1986)
*"Xuanhuasaurus" (1986)

Also, he named the family Mamenchisauridae (with Young Chung Chien, 1972).

External links

* [http://www.projectexploration.org/mongolia/team.htm Chinese American Dinosaur Exhibit Team Page]