1995-09--2000-06 PhD: China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
1987-09--1991-06 Bachelor: China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
2010-11~2022-12, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Researcher
2005-06~2006-08, Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Germany, Senior Visiting Scholar
2002-09~2010-10, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Associate Researcher
2000-07~2002-08, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Postdoctoral Researcher
1995-09~2000-06, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), PhD Student
1991-07~1995-08, Liaoning Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Assistant Engineer
1987-09~1991-06, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Bachelor's Degree
2023 Top Ten Advances in Chinese Paleontology
2022 Top Ten Advances in Chinese Paleontology
2016 Top Ten Advances in Chinese Paleontology
2013 National Natural Science Award, Second Prize
2012 Top Ten Geological Science and Technology Achievements by the Geological Society of China
2005 DAAD Scholarship, Germany
2004 Ministry of Education Natural Science Award, Second Prize
2000 IET Education Fund Graduate Award
Research
Paleontology and Stratigraphy Earth Biology
A New Bothriolepid Antiarch from the Middle Devonian in Luquan, Yunnan, South China and Its Stratigraphic and Biogeographic Significances, Wenjin Zhao, 2023
The Dawn of fishes: Early Silurian fish fossils shed light on the rise of jawed vertebrates, Wenjin Zhao, 2023
Fossil fishes from the Silurian Lower Red Beds in Wuhan, Hubei and their biogeographic significances, Wenjin Zhao, 2023
A New Species of Jiangxialepis (Galeaspida) from the Lower Telychian (Silurian) of Jiangxi and its Biostratigraphic Significance, Wenjin Zhao, 2023
NEW OBSERVATIONS OF THE SILURIAN STRATA IN THE SHIQIAN AREA, NORTHEASTERN GUIZHOU: EVIDENCE FROM THE TUNPING SECTION, Wenjin Zhao, 2023
How did Jawed Vertebrates Originate and Rise?, Wenjin Zhao, 2023
The first galeaspid fish (stem-gnathostomata) from the Silurian Xiushan formation of Hunan Province, China, Wenjin Zhao, 2023
A new species of Jiangxialepis (Galeaspida) from the Lower Telychian (Silurian) of Jiangxi and its biostratigraphic significance, Wenjin Zhao, 2022
The oldest gnathostome teeth, Wenjin Zhao, 2022
The oldest eugaleaspiform fishes from the Silurian red beds in Jiangxi, South China and their stratigraphic significance, Wenjin Zhao, 2022
The oldest complete jawed vertebrates from the early Silurian of China, Wenjin Zhao, 2022
Xitunaspis, a new eugaleaspid fish (Eugaleaspiformes, Galeaspida) from the Lower Devonian of Qujing, Yunnan, Wenjin Zhao, 2022
Redescription of the Sanqiaspidae (Galeaspida) from the Lower Devonian of South China and its biostratigraphic significance, Wenjin Zhao, 2022
How did Jawed Vertebrates Originate and Rise?, Wenjin Zhao, 2022
Chinese Silurian Llandovery epoch early red beds comparison of paleoichthyological fossil evidence, Wenjin Zhao, 2022
Spiny chondrichthyan from the lower Silurian of South China, Wenjin Zhao, 2022
Chinese Silurian rock stratigraphy division and comparison, Wenjin Zhao, 2021
The Silurian-Devonian boundary in East Yunnan (South China) and the minimum constraint for the lungfish-tetrapod split, Wenjin Zhao, 2021
Microvertebrate remains from the Kuanti Formation of the Liujiachong Section in Qujing, Yunnan and their stratigraphic significance, Wenjin Zhao, 2020
A redescription of the Silurian Sinogaleaspis shankouensis (Galeaspida, stem-Gnathostomata) from Jiangxi, China, Wenjin Zhao, 2020
A Silurian maxillate placoderm illuminates jaw evolution, Wenjin Zhao, 2016
A Devonian predatory fish provides insights into the early evolution of modern sarcopterygians, Wenjin Zhao, 2016
A streamlined jawless fish (Galeapida) from the Lower Devonian of Yunnan, China and its taxonomic and paleoecological implications, Wenjin Zhao, 2015
Geochemical and paleontological evidence for the definition of Silurian/Devonian Boundary in the Changwantang Section, Guangxi Province, China, Wenjin Zhao, 2015
A review of Silurian fishes from Yunnan, China and related biostratigraphy, Wenjin Zhao, 2015
The largest Silurian vertebrate and its palaeoecological implications, Wenjin Zhao, 2014
A Silurian placoderm with osteichthyan-like marginal jaw bones, Wenjin Zhao, 2013
Fossil Fishes from China Provide First Evidence of Dermal Pelvic Girdles in Osteichthyans, Wenjin Zhao, 2012
Earliest known coelacanth skull extends the range of anatomically modern coelacanths to the Early Devonian, Wenjin Zhao, 2012
The earliest known stem-tetrapod from the Lower Devonian of China, Wenjin Zhao, 2012
Geochemical Stratigraphy and Microvertebrate Assemblage Sequences across the Silurian/Devonian Transition in South China, Wenjin Zhao, 2011
Carbon isotope stratigraphy across the Silurian-Devonian transition in Zoige (West Qinling), China, Wenjin Zhao, 2010
A new antiarch fish from the Upper Devonian Zhongning Formation of Ningxia, China, Wenjin Zhao, 2010
Siluro-Devonian vertebrate biostratigraphy and biogeography of China, Wenjin Zhao, 2010
The Origin and Diversification of Osteichthyans and Sarcopterygians: Rare Chinese Fossil Findings Advance Research on Key Issues of Evolution, Wenjin Zhao, 2010
Silurian atmospheric O2 changes and the early radiation of gnathostomes, Wenjin Zhao, 2010
Dream Phantom Fish: The Oldest Osteichthyan, Wenjin Zhao, 2009
NEW FOSSIL EVIDENCE FOR THE SILURIAN RADIATION OF PLACODERMS AND OSTEICHTHYANS, Wenjin Zhao, 2008
Research on Early Vertebrates in China and Major Advances, Wenjin Zhao, 2005
