徐星,1969年7月出生于新疆伊犁,祖籍江苏淮安,民盟盟员,中国科学院院士,古生物学家,
中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所研究员、博士生导师、所长,
云南大学古生物研究院学术院长。
人物经历
1969年7月,徐星出生于新疆伊犁,祖籍江苏。
1992年,从北京大学地质学系古生物与地层学专业毕业,获得学士学位。
1995年,从中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所古脊椎动物学专业毕业,获得硕士学位,之后留所工作。
2001年,前往美国纽约自然博物馆从事短期研究工作;同年,获得国家杰出青年科学基金资助。
2002年,从中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所古脊椎动物学专业毕业,获得博士学位。
2003年,担任中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所研究员。
2004年,入选“新世纪百千万人才工程”国家级人选。
2010年12月,担任中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所所长助理。
2012年3月,被评为中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所杰出研究员。
2013年,入选
中国科学院院士(地学部)增选的有效候选人。
2014年,入选“国家高层次人才特殊支持计划”(简称:万人计划)第一批百千万工程领军人才。
2019年,参加
中央电视台综合频道制作的中国青年电视公开课节目《
开讲啦》。
2021年12月,出任辽宁古生物博物馆馆长;同年,《关于加强自由探索性研究,推动创新驱动发展的提案(2439号)》提案被评为“全国政协2020年度好提案”。
2022年,担任云南大学古生物研究院学术院长。
2023年11月,当选为中国科学院院士。
2024年4月,任古脊椎动物与古人类研究所所长。6月28日,参演的综艺节目《你好赛先生第二季》播出。
综艺节目
主要成就
科研成就
徐星多年来在中国、蒙古国等国数十个中生代化石点进行过野外勘查和发掘工作,他组织的对西部戈壁地区连续8年的野外考察使得新疆准噶尔盆地五彩湾地区成为世界上最重要的中晚侏罗世过渡时期的陆相化石点;在辽宁西部的野外工作使许多极其重要的脊椎动物化石得到发现。
根据2022年6月中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所网站显示,徐星的研究工作涉及分类学、系统学、形态功能学、古动物地理学和骨组织学等诸多领域;在分类学方面,已发现和命名恐龙新属种达30余种,包括世界上已知最早的暴龙类、镰刀龙类、窃蛋类、伤齿龙类、驰龙类以及角龙类的化石,世界上第一个保存睡眠信息的恐龙标本,世界上最小的甲龙标本,世界上最小的成年非鸟兽脚类恐龙标本,世界上最早的虚骨龙类化石和世界上最早的保存羽毛的非鸟恐龙化石。在暴龙类、镰刀龙类、窃蛋类、伤齿龙类、驰龙类以及角龙类等许多类群的形态学、分类学、发育学、系统学以及形态功能学等方面的工作分别代表这些研究方向最重要的成果之一。
2024年11月,由云南大学和江西省博物馆合作完成的“兽纹华夏胄龙”研究成果发表在了国际期刊《历史生物学》上。徐星是研究团队负责人。
截至2021年4月,徐星先后在中国国内外高水平学术期刊发表论文250余篇,其中以第一或通讯作者在《自然(Nature)》《科学(Science)》等学术期刊发表学术论文30多篇,代表论文如下:
Zhao XJ, Xu Xing. The oldest coelurosaurian[J]. Nature, 394 (1998): 234-235.
Xu Xing, Tang ZL, Wang XL. A therizinosaurid dinosaur with integumentary structures from China[J]. Nature, 399 (1999):380-384.
Xu Xing, Wang XL, Wu XC. A dromaeosaurid dinosaur with a filamentous integument from the Yixian Formation of China[J]. Nature. 401 (1999):262-265.
Swisher, CC, Wang, YQ. Wang XL, Xu Xing, Wang Y. Cretaceous age for the feathered dinosaurs of China[J]. Nature, 400 (1999):58-61.
Xu Xing, Zhou ZH, Wang XL. The smallest known non-avian theropod dinosaur[J]. Nature, 408 (2000): 705-708.
Xu Xing, Zhou ZH, Prum R. Branched integumental structures in Sinornithosaurus and the origin of freathers[J]. Nature 410(2001):200-204.
Rowe T, Ketcham RA, Denison C, Colbert M, Xu Xing, Currie PJ. Forensic palaeontology: The Archaeoraptor forgery[J]. Nature 410 (2001), 539–540.
Xu Xing, Norell MA, Wang XL, Makovicky PJ, Wu XC. A basal troodontid from the Early Cretaceous of China[J]. Nature 415(2002): 780-784.
Xu Xing, Cheng YN, Wang XL, Chang CH. An unusual oviraptorosaurian dinosaur China[J]. Nature 419(2002): 291-293.
Xu Xing, Zhou ZH, Wang XL, Kuang XW, Zhang FC, Du XK. Four-winged dinosaurs from China[J]. Nature. 421(2003): 335-340.
Xu Xing, Norell MA. A new troodontid from China with avian-like sleeping posture[J]. Nature 431(2004), 838-841.
Clark, JM, Xu Xing, Forster CA, Wang Y. A Middle Jurassic ‘sphenosuchian’from China and the origin of the crocodylian skull[J]. Nature 430(2004), 1021-1024.
Xu Xing, Zhou ZH, Wang XL, Kuang XW, Zhang FC, Du XK. Could ‘four-winged’ dinosaurs fly?[J] Nature. 2005.
Xu Xing, Clark JM, Forster CA, Norell MA, Erickson GM, Eberth DA, Jia CK, Zhao Q. A basal tyrannosauroid dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of China[J]. Nature 439(2006): 715-718.
Xu Xing. Scales, feathers, and dinosaurs[J]. Nature, 440(2006): 287-288.
Xu Xing, Tan QW, Wang JM, Zhao XJ, Tan L. A gigantic bird-like dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of China[J]. Nature. 447(2007). 844-847.
Zhang FC, Zhou ZH, Xu Xing, Wang XL, Sullivan C. A bizarre Jurassic maniraptoran from China with elongate ribbon-like feathers[J]. Nature. 455(2008): 1105-1108.
Xu Xing, Clark JM, Mo JY, Choiniere J, Forster CA, Erickson GM, Hone D, Sullivan C, Eberth DA, Nesbitt S, Zhao Q, Hernandez R., Jia CK, Han FL, Guo Y. A Jurassic ceratosaur from China helps clarify avian digital homologies[J]. Nature, 459(2009): 940-944.
Xu Xing. Old bones unearth a new passion[J]. Nature, 457(2009): 538-539.
Hu DY, Hou LH, Zhang LJ, Xu Xing. A pre-Archaeopteryx troodontid from China with long feathers on the metatarsus[J]. Nature 461(2009): 640-643.
Zheng XT, You HL, Xu Xing, Dong ZM. An Early Cretaceous heterodontosaurid dinosaur with filamentous integumentary structures[J]. Nature, 458(2009), 333-336.
Xu Xing. Horned dinosaurs venture abroad[J]. Nature 465(2010): 431-432.
Xu Xing. A palaeontologist considers the evolution of birds’ mechanism of breathing[J]. Nature 464(2010): 961.
Xu Xing, Zheng XT, You HL. Exceptional dinosaur fossils show ontogenetic development of early feathers[J]. Nature 464(2010): 1338-1341.
Xu Xing, Zheng XT, You HL. Reply to “Moulting tail feathers in a juvenile oviraptorisaur”[J]. Nature 468(2010): E2.
Zhang FC, Kearns S, Orr P, Benton M, Zhou ZH Johnson D, Xu Xing, Wang XL. Fossilized melanosomes and the colour of Cretaceous dinosaurs and birds[J]. Nature. 463(2010): 1075-1078.
Brusatte S, Norell M, Carr T, Erickson G, Hutchinson J, Balanoff A, Bever G, Choiniere J, Makovicky P, Xu Xing. Tyrannosaur Paleobiology: New Research on Ancient Exemplar Organisms[J]. Science 329(2010), 1481-1485.
Choiniere J, Xu Xing, Clark J, Forster C, Guo Y, Han FL. A Basal Alvarezsauroid Theropod from the Early Late Jurassic of Xinjiang, China[J]. Science 327(2010): 571-575.
Zheng XT, Xu Xing, Zhou ZH, Miao DS, Zhang FC. Comment on “Narrow Primary Feather Rachises in Confuciusornis and Archaeopteryx Suggest Poor Flight Ability”[J]. Science 330(2010), 320-c.
Xu Xing, You H, Du K et al. An Archaeopteryx-like theropod from China and the origin of Avialae[J]. Nature 475(2011): 465-470.
Xu Xing, Choiniere J, Sullivan C et al., 2011. Comment on “Embryological evidence identifies wing digits in birds as digits 1, 2, and 3.”[J] Nature Precedings.
Xu Xing, Clark J, Choiniere J et al., 2011. Reply to “Limusaurus and bird digit identity”. Nature Precedings
Xu Xing, Wang KB, Zhang K et al. A gigantic feathered dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of China[J]. Nature 484(2012): 92-95.
Xu, X. 2013. Giants unearthed[J]. Nature, 496: 30.
Zheng, X., Zhou, Z., Wang, X., Zhang, F., Zhang, X., Wang, Y., Wei, G., Wang, S. & Xu, X. 2013. Hind wings in basal birds and the evolution of leg feathers[J]. Science, 339: 1309-1312.
Zhao, Q., Benton, M. J., Sullivan, C., Sander, P. M. & Xu, X. 2013. Histology and postural change during the growth of the ceratopsian dinosaur Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis[J]. Nature communications, 4:2079.
Xu, X. 2014. Bedrock of China[J]. Nature, 506: 32.
Xu Xing, New feathered dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning, China. October, 1999. 59th annual meeting, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Denver, USA.
Xu Xing, New feathered dinosaurs from China with implications for feather origins. April, 2000. Florida Symposium on Dinosaurs Bird Evolution. Lauderdale, USA.(特邀报告)
Xu Xing, Feathered dinosaurs from China. June, 2000. 5th international symposium of avian Paleontology, Beijing.(特邀报告)
Xu Xing, Troodontid-like pes in a basal dromaeosaur. August 2000. 2000 International dinosaur symposium for the Kosong County’s dinosaurs in Korea. Kosong, Korea(特邀报告)
Xu Xing, Recent dinosaurian discoveries from western Liaoning and their implications. October, 2001. International Symposium on Chinese Paleontology. Beijing, China(特邀报告)
Xu Xing, Zhou ZH, Wang XL. et al. Functional hind-wings conform to the hip-structure in dromaeosaurids. November 2004. 64th annual meeting, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Denver, USA.
Xu Xing, The origin and early evolution of feathers. September 2004. International symposium about the development of limbs and epithelial appendages. Yokohama, Japan.(特邀报告)
Xu Xing, Feathered dinosaurs from China and the origin of birds. August 2004. The XIXTH international congress of Zoology. Beijing.(大会报告)
Xu Xing, Dinosaur fossils from the Lower Cretaceous Jehol Group of China. 2006. 9th international symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems and Biota. Manchester, UK.(大会报告)
Xu Xing, The origin of birds: advancements and perspectives. 2006. 1st International Symposium of Integrative Zoology, Beijing.(特邀报告)
Xu Xing, Chinese dinosaurs: new discoveries and insights. The 2nd international paleontological Congress. June 2006. Beijing (key-note speech) (特邀报告)
Xu Xing, Coelurosaurian phylogeny revisited: recovering phylogenetic signals from subtile morphological variations, October 2007,67th annual meeting of Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Austin, USA
Xu Xing, Why a robust phylogeny is important: a case study on dinosaur-bird transition. December 2007. 2nd International Symposium of Integrative Zoology. Beijing (特邀报告)
Xu Xing, Coelurosaurian phylogeny: advancement, problems, and perspectives. 2007. International Dinosaur Symposium. Korea. (特邀报告)
Xu Xing, Clark J. Homologies in the hand of theropods. October 2008. 68th annual meeting, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Cleveland, USA
Xu Xing, Hu DY. An exceptionally well preserved Jurassic terrestrial fauna in northeastern China. September 2009. 69th annual meeting, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Bristle, UK.
Xu Xing. The evolution of theropod hand. October 2009. Darwin 200 Beijing Conference. Beijing (特邀报告)
Xu Xing, Recent advances in avian origin research. September 2009. Chaoyang International Symposium on Paleontology. Chaoyang, China.(特邀报告)
Xu Xing, Recent advances in research on avian origin. June 30, 2010. The third international paleontological Congress. London (key-note speech) (特邀报告)
Xu Xing, Recent advances in research on avian origin. August 4, 2010. 12th annual meeting of Japanese Society of evolutionary studies. Tokyo, Japan (特邀报告)
Xu Xing, Sullivan C, Zhang FC, O’Connor JM. 2011. A new eumaniraptoran phylogeny and its implications for avialan origins. 71th annual meeting, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Las Vegas, USA
Xu Xing, Recent advances in research on Chinese dinosaurs. November 2011. World Conference on Paleontology and Stratigraphy (WCPS2011). Thailand (特邀报告)
Xu Xing, A new paravian phylogeny and its implications for understanding avialan origins. April 2011. Dinosaur track symposium. Obernkirchen, Germany.(特邀报告)
Xu Xing, Research on Chinese Cretaceous dinosaurs. August 2011. International Symposium on Geology and Paleontology, Yichun, Heilongjiang.(大会报告)
Xu Xing, Recent advances in research on avian origin. May 21, 2011,Int’l Symposium on Paleontology & Geology in Liaoning, China. Shenyang, China.(特邀报告)
Xu Xing, Origin and evolution of birds: combining paleontological and developmental evidence. July 6, 2012. The 31st IUBS general assembly and conferences on biological sciences and bioindustry. Suzhou, China.(特邀报告)
Xu Xing, Recent advances in Chinese dinosaur research. August 16 2012. 11th international symposium on Mesozoic terrestrial ecosystems and biota, Gwangju, Korea.(大会报告)
Xu Xing, Recent advances in research on avian origins. September 14, 2012. 83rd annual meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan, Osaka, Japan.(特邀报告)
Xu Xing, Origin and evolution of birds: combining paleontological and developmental evidence. Nov 15, 2012. 7th international chick meeting (Avian Model Systems), Nagoya, Japan. (特邀报告)
Xu Xing, China’s fabulous feathered dinosaurs. Feb. 2013. AAAS Annual Meeting. Boston, USA.(特邀报告)
截至2021年4月,徐星的研究成果先后入选中国基础科学研究10大新闻(1999、2000、2009)、中国十大科技进展(2003、2007、2009)、美国《科学(Science)》杂志2014年度十大科学突破、美国《时代(Times)》杂志世界十大科技发现(2007)和美国《探索(Discover)》杂志年度一百项科学新闻(2010、2011、2012)。
人才培养
徐星认为,从教育发展的角度,当前以知识培训为主、以思维培养为辅的体系,在未来将转向以思维培养为主、知识培训为辅的体系。基于上述原因,徐星建议,应成立相关组织机构,对大数据和人工智能时代的人才需要进行研究,借鉴发达国家已经启动的相关改革经验,结合中国具体情况,尽快推出适应大数据和人工智能时代的教育规划和实施方案。同时,应选择一些学科或者学校,先行开展从课程组成、教材编写,到教育方式的一系列改革实验,建立以思维培养和方法训练为核心的教育理念,完成从知识培训型教育体系向思维培养型教育体系的转变;建立配套的高等教育体系,包括独立的高考渠道,以接纳参与改革实验的学生,打通整个教育通道,最终建立完整的适应大数据和人工智能时代的人才培养体系。
荣誉表彰
社会任职
个人生活
徐星的父母参加江苏大中专支边团支援边疆后在新疆定居。在信息闭塞的小城里,读书为他打开了一扇了解世界的窗口。尽管生活并不富裕,父母还是会用各种各样的图书堆满儿女们的日常生活。
人物评价
他(徐星)是“最有前途的新一代古生物学家之一”。(科学频道(Discovery)报道时评)
徐星是一位“精科研,强科普”的科学家。(辽宁古生物博物馆副馆长田宁评)
徐星是国际著名古生物学家,尤其在古脊椎动物、特别是在恐龙研究中造诣极高。(沈阳师范大学校长
郝德永评)