Xiaoming Wang
Curator
Vertebrate Paleontology
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
Research Interests
Paleoenvironment of the Tibetan Plateau
By studying the vertebrate fossils, we can learn something about the environmental response to the dramatic uplift of the Tibetan Plateau.
Biostratigraphy of Inner Mongolia
The rich variety and abundance of fossil mammals from this region are the cornerstones of Asian Cenozoic chronology.
Evolution of the Dog Family
Evolutionary history and phylogenetic relationships of the Canidae, and their distribution in the world.
Other Families of Carnivora
I also work on the zoogeography, functional morphology, and evolution of other groups of the Order Carnivora.
Red Rock Canyon, Mojave Desert
Join us for a weekend fun of collecting fossils, to learn about the history of fossils mammals in the Mojave Desert of southern California.
Neogene Terrestrial Mammalian Biostratigraphy and Chronology in Asia
A symposium and workshop in Beijing, 8-14 June 2009 organized by Xiaoming Wang, Deng Tao, and Li Qiang