Zhonghe Zhou


Zhonghe Zhou is a Chinese palaeontologist. He described the ancient bird Confuciusornis.
Zhonghe graduated from Nanjing University and earned a Ph.D. in Biology in 1999 from the University of Kansas. He is the director of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, and in 2010 was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. In 2025, he received the Future Science Prize.
Below is a list of taxa that Zhou has contributed to naming:
YearTaxonAuthors
2024Imparavis attenboroughi gen. et sp. nov.Wang, Clark, O'Connor, Zhang, Wang, Zheng, & Zhou
2023Fujianvenator prodigiosus gen. et sp. nov.Xu, Wang, Chen, Dong, Lin, Xu, Tang, You, Zhou, Wang, He, Li, Zhang, & Zhou
2019Shangyang graciles gen. et sp. nov.Wang & Zhou
2018Jinguofortis perplexus gen. et sp. nov.Wang, Stidham, & Zhou
2014Parvavis chuxiongensis gen. et sp. nov.Wang, Zhou, & Xu
2010Zhongjianornis yangi gen. et sp. nov.Zhou, Zhang, & Li
2008Pengornis houi gen. et sp. nov.Zhou, Clarke, & Zhang
2006Archaeorhynchus spathula gen. et sp. nov.Zhou & Zhang
2005Hongshanornis longicresta gen. et sp. nov.Zhou & Zhang