Introduction
Key Laboratory of Evolutionary Systematics of Vertebrates, CAS at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP)，Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) established in 2008. Laboratory for the study of vertebrates, covering of living organisms and fossils, focuses on the phylogeny of vertebrates, the formation and development of species diversity, and the relationship between biological mechanisms and environmental. Laboratory research interests include:
(1) Anatomy and Taxonomy of Vertebrates
(2) Functional Morphology
(3) Palaeobiogeography, Palaeoecology and Palaeoenvironment
(4) Mechanisms of Vertebrate Macro-evolution
(5) Physical Anthropology