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Wang Xiaolin is a Chinese vertebrate paleontologist associated with the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research has concentrated on Cretaceous pterosaurs, birds, dinosaurs, and fossil assemblages from China, particularly the Jehol Biota. He has participated in the description of numerous fossils that document the diversity of flying vertebrates and feathered dinosaurs in Early Cretaceous ecosystems.

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What does Wang Xiaolin research?

Wang Xiaolin's research covers Cretaceous pterosaurs, dinosaurs, dinosaur eggs, Mesozoic stratigraphy, sedimentology, and ancient environments. His work also includes fossil assemblages from China's Jehol Biota. [Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology](https://www.ivpp.ac.cn/sourcedb/zw/rck/jcqn/202209/t20220908_6510950.html)

Where does Wang Xiaolin work?

He is a researcher and doctoral supervisor at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The institute's profile places him in Beijing and identifies him as a senior research scientist. [IVPP profile](https://www.ivpp.ac.cn/sourcedb/zw/rck/jcqn/202209/t20220908_6510950.html)

Why is Wang Xiaolin associated with fossil discoveries in China?

His profile says he led large field investigations and fossil excavations in Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Gansu, and Xinjiang. These expeditions produced many vertebrate fossils for research on China's Mesozoic ecosystems. [IVPP profile](https://www.ivpp.ac.cn/sourcedb/zw/rck/jcqn/202209/t20220908_6510950.html)

Does Wang Xiaolin study dinosaur eggs as well as pterosaurs?

Yes. Dinosaur eggs are explicitly included alongside pterosaurs, dinosaurs, and Mesozoic geological studies in his Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology profile. [IVPP profile](https://www.ivpp.ac.cn/sourcedb/zw/rck/jcqn/202209/t20220908_6510950.html)

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