Alex Liu

Alex Liu is a Researcher at the Department of Earth Sciences within the University of Cambridge. He specializes in palaeobiology, focusing on the origin and early evolution of animals, particularly the Ediacaran biota (~579–539 million years ago), and their co-evolution with Earth's environment.

• Research Focus: Refines understanding of animal body plan evolution, taphonomy, sedimentology, and macroevolutionary trends.
• Methodologies: Combines fieldwork, experimental studies, petrology, phylogenetics, and big-data analyses.
• Collaborations: Works with international museums and research teams on fossil sites in Namibia, Canada, and Brazil.
• Additional Interests: Explores meiofaunal evolution, paleogeography, paleoclimate, and conservation paleobiology.

He supervises Cambridge NERC Doctoral Landscape Awards (DLA) projects and welcomes student contributions to taxonomic, paleoecological, and analytical studies.