Yan Xue

PROJECT TITLE

Research on Early Cretaceous clam shrimp from northern Hebei and the paleoenvironmental background

RESEARCH SUMMARY:

My research focuses on the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota in northern Hebei, China, a critical region for understanding the early development of this exceptional fossil ecosystem. I integrate clam shrimp biostratigraphy with multi-proxy geochemical analyses to reconstruct paleoenvironmental conditions and identify global climate events such as the Weissert Event and OAE1a. The goal is to establish a high-resolution stratigraphic framework that elucidates terrestrial ecosystem responses to Cretaceous climatic perturbations.

EDUCATION:

• Master, 2021-2024, NIGPAS - Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Bachelor, 2017-2021, Shenyang Normal University, China

SUPERVISOR

Prof. Dr. Philippe Claeys