Chinese palaeontologist (birds).

• Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, People’s Republic of China

Authored taxa

• 8 taxa authored by Li-Jun Zhao

Publications

• Xu, G.-H., Zhao, L.-J. & Coates, M. I., 2014: The oldest ionoscopiform from China sheds new light on the early evolution of halecomorph fishes. Biology Letters, 10: 20140204. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0204
• Xu, G.-H., Shen, C.-C. & Zhao, L.-J. 2014. Pteronisculus nielseni sp. nov., a new stem-actinopteran fish from the Middle Triassic of Luoping, Yunnan Province, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 52(4): 364–380. PDF Reference page. 
• Xu, G.-H., Zhao, L.-J. & Shen, C.-C., 2015: A Middle Triassic thoracopterid from China highlights the evolutionary origin of overwater gliding in early ray-finned fishes. Biology Letters 11 (1): 20140960. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0960 Reference page. 
• Xu, G.-H. & Zhao, L.-J. 2016. A Middle Triassic stem-neopterygian fish from China shows remarkable secondary sexual characteristics. Science Bulletin, First online: 23 January 2016. DOI: 10.1007/s11434-016-1007-0 Reference page.