Lü began working for the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences in July 2004, initially as a postdoctoral researcher, then as associate professor and eventually as professor and doctoral advisor.[1]
An expert on Mesozoic reptiles such as dinosaurs and pterosaurs, Lü conducted field research and excavation in more than ten Chinese provinces including Liaoning, Henan, and Xinjiang, as well as foreign countries such as Canada, the United States, Britain, Mongolia, South Korea, and Japan.[1] He participated in many international cooperation projects including the Sino-Canadian Dinosaur Project of 1999, Sino-Japanese Silk Road Dinosaur Survey in 1992–1993, the Sino-Japanese-Mongolian Gobi Desert Dinosaur Survey (1995–1998), and the South Korea–Mongolia Plateau Dinosaur Survey (2006, 2008, and 2010).[1]
Partly because of years of overwork, Lü suffered from diabetes.[2] On 9 October 2018, he died suddenly in Beijing, at the age of 53. A pterosaur species named Luchibang was named after him.[1]
Major discoveries
Restoration of a crested Darwinopterus modularis
In 2002, Lü Junchang identified and named a genus of oviraptoriddinosaur, Heyuannia.[3][2] For his contributions to dinosaur research in Heyuan, Guangdong, he was named the honorary director of Heyuan Museum and an honorary citizen of Heyuan.[2]
In 2007, he described a second species of Yunnanosaurus, and named it Yunnanosaurus youngi, after Yang Zhongjian (C. C. Young), the discoverer of the genus.[4]
In 2009, Lü, and his colleagues first described the new pterosaur genus Darwinopterus, and identified a nearly complete fossil of a pregnant Darwinopterus with an egg, which they named "Mrs. T".[5]
^Lü, Junchang (2003). "A New Oviraptorosaurid (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria) from the Late Cretaceous of Southern China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 22 (4): 871–875. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0871:ANOTOF]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 4524287. S2CID 86359247.
^Pim, Keiron (2013). Bumper Book of Dinosaurs. Random House. p. 20. ISBN978-1-4464-7719-9.
^Reardon, Sara (2011-01-20). "Mama Pterosaur Discovered in China". Science. from the original on 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
^Witze, Alexandra (2014-05-07). "Long-Snouted Tyrannosaur Unearthed". Scientific American. from the original on 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
^Lü, Junchang; Chen, Rongjun; Brusatte, Stephen L.; Zhu, Yangxiao; Shen, Caizhi (2016-11-10). "A Late Cretaceous diversification of Asian oviraptorid dinosaurs: evidence from a new species preserved in an unusual posture". Scientific Reports. 6 (1): 35780. Bibcode:2016NatSR...635780L. doi:10.1038/srep35780. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC5103654. PMID 27831542.
February 08, 2023
junchang, this, chinese, name, family, name, chinese, 吕君昌, 1965, october, 2018, chinese, palaeontologist, professor, institute, geology, chinese, academy, geological, sciences, expert, mesozoic, reptiles, described, named, dozens, dinosaur, pterosaur, taxa, in. In this Chinese name the family name is Lu Lu Junchang Chinese 吕君昌 1965 9 October 2018 was a Chinese palaeontologist and professor at the Institute of Geology Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences An expert on Mesozoic reptiles he described and named dozens of dinosaur and pterosaur taxa including Tongtianlong Qianzhousaurus Heyuannia Gannansaurus Yunnanosaurus youngi and Darwinopterus Contents 1 Biography 2 Major discoveries 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography EditLu was born in 1965 He graduated from Lanzhou University in 1989 with a bachelor s degree in geology He studied at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology IVPP of the Chinese Academy of Sciences from 1997 to 2000 and earned his master s degree He subsequently went to the United States to study at the Department of Earth Sciences at the Southern Methodist University earning his Ph D in 2004 1 Lu began working for the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences in July 2004 initially as a postdoctoral researcher then as associate professor and eventually as professor and doctoral advisor 1 An expert on Mesozoic reptiles such as dinosaurs and pterosaurs Lu conducted field research and excavation in more than ten Chinese provinces including Liaoning Henan and Xinjiang as well as foreign countries such as Canada the United States Britain Mongolia South Korea and Japan 1 He participated in many international cooperation projects including the Sino Canadian Dinosaur Project of 1999 Sino Japanese Silk Road Dinosaur Survey in 1992 1993 the Sino Japanese Mongolian Gobi Desert Dinosaur Survey 1995 1998 and the South Korea Mongolia Plateau Dinosaur Survey 2006 2008 and 2010 1 Partly because of years of overwork Lu suffered from diabetes 2 On 9 October 2018 he died suddenly in Beijing at the age of 53 A pterosaur species named Luchibang was named after him 1 Major discoveries Edit Restoration of a crested Darwinopterus modularis In 2002 Lu Junchang identified and named a genus of oviraptorid dinosaur Heyuannia 3 2 For his contributions to dinosaur research in Heyuan Guangdong he was named the honorary director of Heyuan Museum and an honorary citizen of Heyuan 2 In 2007 he described a second species of Yunnanosaurus and named it Yunnanosaurus youngi after Yang Zhongjian C C Young the discoverer of the genus 4 In 2009 Lu and his colleagues first described the new pterosaur genus Darwinopterus and identified a nearly complete fossil of a pregnant Darwinopterus with an egg which they named Mrs T 5 In 2014 Lu Junchang Stephen L Brusatte et al discovered Qianzhousaurus a new genus of tyrannosaur with long snouts which they nicknamed Pinocchio rex 6 In 2016 Lu and his team described and named the new dinosaur genus Tongtianlong in Ganzhou Jiangxi China in the Nanxiong Formation 1 7 See also EditCategory Taxa named by Lu JunchangReferences Edit a b c d e f Jiang Ziwen 蒋子文 2018 10 10 53岁恐龙专家 中国地质科学院地质研究所研究员吕君昌逝世 The Paper Archived from the original on 2018 10 14 Retrieved 2018 10 14 a b c Zeng Huanyang 曾焕阳 2018 10 13 他随 河源龙 远去 Guangzhou Daily Retrieved 2018 10 18 Lu Junchang 2003 A New Oviraptorosaurid Theropoda Oviraptorosauria from the Late Cretaceous of Southern China Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22 4 871 875 doi 10 1671 0272 4634 2002 022 0871 ANOTOF 2 0 CO 2 JSTOR 4524287 S2CID 86359247 Pim Keiron 2013 Bumper Book of Dinosaurs Random House p 20 ISBN 978 1 4464 7719 9 Reardon Sara 2011 01 20 Mama Pterosaur Discovered in China Science Archived from the original on 2018 10 14 Retrieved 2018 10 14 Witze Alexandra 2014 05 07 Long Snouted Tyrannosaur Unearthed Scientific American Archived from the original on 2018 10 18 Retrieved 2018 10 18 Lu Junchang Chen Rongjun Brusatte Stephen L Zhu Yangxiao Shen Caizhi 2016 11 10 A Late Cretaceous diversification of Asian oviraptorid dinosaurs evidence from a new species preserved in an unusual posture Scientific Reports 6 1 35780 Bibcode 2016NatSR 635780L doi 10 1038 srep35780 ISSN 2045 2322 PMC 5103654 PMID 27831542 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lu Junchang amp oldid 1117010551, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
