Prof. Lida Xing is an Associate Professor and Doctoral Advisor at the School of the Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing (CUGB), and a member of the State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology at CUGB. He completed his Master’s in Palaeontology from the University of Alberta (2010–2012) and his Doctorate from China University of Geosciences, Beijing (2012–2016). His research focuses on archosaur tracks and the relationships between track and skeletal records in Asia and North America. His research has been funded by the National Geographic Society's Expeditions Council (2016–2019) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (2018–2022). Prof. Xing is the Co-leader of the Dinosaur Task Group of DDE (Deep-time Digital Earth) (2019–2024), the first IUGS-recognized big science program.