Zhe-Xi Luo

125 million-year-old fossil reveals early mammalian hair and spines

125 million-year-old fossil reveals early mammalian hair and spines

Oct 16, 2015
Breathtaking fossil of tiny mammal preserves fur and internal organs

Breathtaking fossil of tiny mammal preserves fur and internal organs

Prof. Zhe-Xi Luo part of a team which discovers well-preserved fossil of prehistoric rodent Spinolestes xenarthrosus

Oct 15, 2015

AAAS/Science

Sciencespeak: Fossorial

Sciencespeak: Fossorial

Prof. Zhe-Xi Luo and colleagues discover surprisingly diverse ‘mammaliaforms,’ predecessors to mammals

Feb 16, 2015
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Earliest-known arboreal and subterranean ancestral mammals discovered

Earliest-known arboreal and subterranean ancestral mammals discovered

Feb 16, 2015
Early mammal fossils reveal remarkable diversity

Early mammal fossils reveal remarkable diversity

Prof. Zhe-Xi Luo discusses his discovery of fossils of shrew-like animals, which reveal surprising diversity of Mesozoic mammals

Feb 13, 2015
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Earliest complete fossil from rodent-like ancient mammal discovered

Earliest complete fossil from rodent-like ancient mammal discovered

Aug 15, 2013
Fossil indicates hairy, squirrel-sized creature was not quite a mammal

Fossil indicates hairy, squirrel-sized creature was not quite a mammal

Aug 7, 2013
Zhe-Xi Luo

Zhe-Xi Luo

Title: Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy

Expertise: Mammals, Evolution

Departmental website: https://pondside.uchicago.edu/oba/faculty/Luo.html

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