Fuli Yuan, Chinese geologist, paleontologist and archaeologist (Xushui County, Hebei Province 31 December 1893 –Beijing 22 May 1987)

ARCHAEOLOGY

Performed important archaeological discoveries in China and Mongolia

With J.G. Andersson discovered the Yangshao culture (1921)

PALEONTOLOGY

Discovered some species of fossil reptiles

With T.P. Koh described a new genus and species of fossil fishes (Sinosemionotus urumchii 1936)

SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY

With H.J. Du. Cenozoic biostratigraphy of China (1984)

Geology of eastern Dzungaria, Sinkiang. Acta Geol. Sinica 36(2):113-32, 1956

The great unconformity between the late Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks in Sinkiang. Sci. Rep. Nat. Tsing Hua Univ. Ser. C 1(1):9-16, 1936

The discovery of theromorph reptiles in the Mesozoic strata, on the north of Tianshan. Geogr. Ann. 17:235-8, 1935

With C.C. Young. On the occurrence of Lystrosaurus in Sinkiang. Bull. Geol. Soc. China 13:575-80, 1934

With C.C. Young. On the discovery of a new dicynodont in Sinkiang. Bull. Geol. Soc. China 13:563-74, 1934

Review on the Hong Kong Neolithic collection. Bull. Geol. Soc. China 7(3-4):215-20, 1928

Carboniferous stratigraphy of northwestern Kansu. Bull. Geol. Soc. China 4(1):29-37, 1925

Geological notes on Eastern Kansu. Bull. Geol. Soc. China 4(1):21-8, 1925

The Ordovician graptolite beds of Ping Liang, E. Kansu. Bull. Geol. Soc. China 4(1):11-20, 1925

Lower Carboniferous stratigraphy of Northeastern Kansu. Bull. Geol. Soc. China 2(4):30, 1923

HONORS

Yuanotherium Hu, Meng & Clark 2009 (Fossil Mammalia)

Yuanophyllum Yu 1931 (Fossil Cnidaria)

Yuanfuliite Huang & Wang 1996 (Mineral)