Xing Lida
Xing Lida is an associate professor at China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and a distinguished researcher at the Zigong Dinosaur Museum in Sichuan, China. He specializes in paleobiology and has made significant contributions to the study of dinosaur footprints and their implications for understanding dinosaur evolution and ancient environments. Recently, he led a team that discovered over 20 ancient animal footprints in Dujiangyan, Sichuan, dating back approximately 200 million years to the Late Triassic period, marking the first discovery of dinosaur footprints in this area.
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Xing Lida, a dinosaur research expert and associate professor at China University of Geosciences (Beijing), stated that this is the first scientific description of amphibian footprints found in the Jurassic strata in China and Asia.
亚洲首例侏罗纪中期两栖动物足迹化石在北京发现--经济·科技--人民网
China· 2026-01-31Xing Lida introduced the discovery of dinosaur footprints in Sichuan, providing valuable clues for understanding early dinosaur evolution.
四川都江堰首次发现2亿年前恐龙踩下的“时光脚印”--经济·科技--人民网China· 2025-12-07