Bo Zhang. College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwestern Normal University, Lanzhou, China. 15036502833@163.com
Bo Zhang is pursuing his master's degree and studying paleontology at Northwestern Normal University, where he researched geometric morphometrics and machine-learning-based statistical analyses of Ginkgo plants.
Cunlin Xin. College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwestern Normal University, Lanzhou, China; State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China. xincunling@163.com (Corresponding author)
Cunlin Xin is a professor at the College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, China. He received degrees from Lanzhou University (M.A. in Paleontology and Stratigraphy, Ph.D. in Regional Geological Survey and Resource Exploration). His research has been funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, including "Microstructure of Jurassic Filicales fossils from Yaojie, Gansu" and "Microstructure and paleoenvironmental evolution of important taxa of Jurassic Gymnosperms from Yodjie, Gansu", as well as an open project of the State Key Laboratory of Modern Paleontology and Stratigraphy Fund supported "Anatomical tectonics and quantitative study of important taxa of Jurassic Gymnosperms and their close relatives in Yaojie, Gansu". And he also undertook several Gansu Province paleontological fossil conservation projects and geopark declaration projects.
Dong Yang. College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China. yangdong@nwnu.edu.cn
Dong Yang is a professor at the College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, China. He graduated from Lanzhou University in 2002 with a Ph.D. degree in Physical Geography, and is mainly engaged in research work in Physical Geography and Paleontology. He participated in the project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: "Microstructure of Jurassic Filicales fossils from Yaojie, Gansu".
Zhipeng Jiao. College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China. 18894315015@163.com
Zhipeng Jiao is a Ph.D. student at Northwest Normal University, focusing on the Mesozoic Bennettitales plants. His article published in “Historical Biology” in 2021 reports a new discovery of Pterophyllum propinquum in the Middle Jurassic Yaojie Formation of Gansu Province.
Songxin Liu. College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China. lsxin199562@163.com
Songxin Liu completed her master's degree at Northwest Normal University with a research focus on paleobotany and environmental change, and her 2021 article published in “Acta Geologica Sinica” reconstructed the Middle Jurassic flora of the Baojishan Basin in Gansu Province, deducing that the Baojishan Basin had a humid, warm-temperate climate during the Middle Jurassic period.
Guoyun Di. College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China. gydi2019@163.com
Guoyun Di completed her master's degree at Northwest Normal University with a research focus on fossil conservation and geologic site evaluation. Her article, published in 2023 at “Journal of Lanzhou University (Natural Sciences)”, comprehensively evaluates the fossilized animal and geological heritage resources in Hezheng County, Gansu Province, and proposes corresponding conservation and utilization recommendations for different levels of protection. Hezheng County has abundant ancient animal fossils, including the famous shovel-toothed elephant and three-toed horse fauna.
Han Zhao. College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China. 12333k3@163.com
Han Zhao completed his M.S. degree at Northwest Normal University, where his research focused on Coniopteris fossils. His article, published in 2022 at “Chinese Journal of Geology” reported the first discovery of Coniopteris nikaensis in the Yaojie Formation of Haishiwan, Gansu, revealing the basic characteristics of its in situ spores.
