Ruiyun Li. State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Early Life and Environments (Northwest University), Northwest University Museum, Xi'an, 710069, China. liruiyun@nwu.edu.cn
Ruiyun Li is a paleobotanist at the Northwest University Museum, Northwest University, Xi’an, China. She received degrees from Anhui University of Science & Technology (B.A. in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics) and Lanzhou University (Ph. D.in Paleontology and Stratigraphy). She is interested in plant fossils, especially liverwort fossils from the Late Paleozoic to the Cenozoic.
Xiaoqiang Li. Shaanxi Institute of Geological Survey, Xi’an, 710054, China. lixq_07@lzu.cn
Xiaoqiang Li received his degrees from Lanzhou University (B.A. in Geochemistry and Ph.D. in Paleontology and Stratigraphy). He is interested in Palaeozoic and Mesozoic stratigraphy, and regional geologic investigation. He collected many plant and animal fossils during the field work.
Hongshan Wang. Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, USA. hwang@flmnh.ufl.edu
Hongshan Wang is a paleobotanist at the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. He received degrees from Lanzhou University (B.A. in Geology), China University of Geosciences (M.S. in Paleontology and Stratigraphy), and the University of Florida (MS in Computer Sciences and Ph.D. in Geology with a minor in Botany). He is interested in plant fossils from the Late Paleozoic to the Cenozoic.
Bainian Sun. School of Earth Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China. bnsun@lzu.edu.cn
Bainian Sun is a Professor at the School of Earth Science, Lanzhou University, China. He received degrees from Lanzhou University (B.A. in Geology and M.A. in Paleontology and Stratigraphy), and the China University of Mining & Technology (Xuzhou) (Ph.D. in Coal Geology). His research group focuses on fundamental questions that fossil and extant plants response to past, present and future atmospheric CO2 concentrations and CO2 effects on Mesozoic and Cenozoic gymnosperms and angiosperms, especially CO2 effects on leaf stomata of fossil plant through geologic time. He is interested in geological sciences, paleobotany, plant evolution, paleoclimate, atmospheric CO2 and climate history, Mesozoic and Cenozoic stratigraphy, regional geologic investigation.
