Xu, X. (1997) A new psittacosaur (Psittacosaurus mazongshanensis sp. nov.) from Mazongshan area, Gansu province, China. In. Z.-M. Dong (ed.), Sino-Japanese Silk Road Dinosaur Expedition, pp. 48-67. Institute of Paleontology and Paleoanthropology Academia Sinica. Beijing: China Ocean Press.

Xu, X. & Wang, X. (1998) New psittacosaur (Ornithischia, Ceratopsia) occurrence from the Yixian Formation of Liaoning, China and its stratigraphical significance. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 36: 147–158.

Xu X., Wang, X.-L. and Wu, X.-C. (1999) A dromaeosaurid dinosaur with a filamentous integument from the Yixian Formation of China,  Nature 401, September 16, 1999, pp. 262-266

Xu, X. Tang, Z.-L. & Wang X.-L. (1999) A therizinosauroid dinosaur with integumentary structures from China. Nature 399:350-354

Xu, G.-L., Y.-S. Yang, and S.-Y. Deng (1999) First discovery of Mesozoic bird fossils in Hebei Province and its significance. Regional Geology of China 18(4):444-448.

Xu, Z., Zhao, X.J., Lu, J.-C., Huang, W.-B., Li Z. -Y. and Dong, Z. -M. (2000). A new Iguanodontian from Sangping Formation of Neixiang, Henan and its stratigraphical implications. Vertebrata PalAsiatica, Volume 38, Number 3: 176-191. [ Nanyangosaurus zhugeii ]

Xu, X., Zhou, Z. & Wang, X. (2000) The smallest known non-avian theropod dinosaur Nature 408, 705 - 708

Xu, X., Wang X and You H., (2000) A primitive ornithopod from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning. Vertebrata PalAsiatica V. 38, n. 4 318-325.

Xu, X., Z.-h. Z. & R.O. Prum. (2001). Branched integumental structures in Sinornithosaurus and the origin of feathers. Nature 410: 200-204.

Xu, X., Wang, X.-L., You H.-L. (2001) A juvenile ankylosaur from China [Liaoningosaurus paradoxus] \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Die Naturwissenshaften: Volume 88 Issue 7 (2001) pp 297-300

Xu, Xing, Zhao, Xijin & Clark (2001)  A new therizinosaur from the Lower Jurassic lower Lufeng Formation of Yunnan, China,  Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(3): 477–483 [August 22, 2001].

Xu, X. and Wu, X.-C. (2001). Cranial morphology of Sinornithosaurus millenii Xu et al. 1999 (Dinosauria: Theropoda: Dromaeosauridae) from the Yixian Formation of Lioaning, China. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 38: 1939-1752.

Xu, X., Norell, M.A., Wang, X.-L, Makovicky, P.J.& Wu, X.-C. (2002) A basal troodontid from the Early Cretaceous of China. Nature 415:780-784. (Sinovenator changii)

Xu, X., Makovicky, P.J., Wang, X.-L., Norell, M.A. & Hou, H.L. (2002) A ceratopsian dinosaur from China and the early evolution of Ceratopsia. Nature 416, 314 - 317 (Liaoceratops yanzigouensis)

Xu X., Zhang X.-H., Sereno, P., Zhao, X-J., Kuang, Xu.-W., Han, J.& Tan, L. (2002) A new therizionosauroid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Iren Dabau Formation of Nei Mongol. Vertebrate Palasiatica vol.40 No.3 pp.228-240 (Erliansaurus bellamanus gen. et sp. nov.)

Xu, X., Cheng, Y.-N., Wang, X.-L., and Chang, C.-N. (2002) An unusual oviraptorosaurian dinosaur from China: Nature, v. 419, p. 291-293. (Incisivosaurus gauthieri)

Xu, X., Zhou, Z., Wang, X., Kuang, X., Zhang, F. and Du, X. (2003) Four-winged dinosaurs from China. Nature Vol. 421 pp. 335-340 [Microraptor gui]

Xu, X. and Wang X.-L. (2003) A new maniraptorian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Western Liaoning Vertebrate Palasiatica Vol. 41 No. 3 pp. 195-202 (Yianxianosaurus longimanus)

Xu, X., Cheng, Y., Wang, X., and Chang, C. (2003) Pygostyle-like structure from Beipiaosaurus (Theropoda, Therizinosauroidea) from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning, China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, n. 3, p. 294-298.

Xu, X. & Wang, X. (2004) A New Troodontid (Theropoda: Troodontidae) from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Western Liaoning, China Acte Geologica Sinica Vol.78 No.1 pp.22-26 [Sinusonaus magnodens]

Xu, X. and Wang, X.-L. (2004) A new dromaeosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Western Liaoning. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 42(4): 111-119. [Graciliraptor lujiatunensis]

Xu, X., Norell, M.A., Kuang, X. Wang, X., Zhao, Q. & Jia, C. (2004) Basal tyrannosauroids from China and evidence for protofeathers in tyrannosauroids. Nature 431:680-684. [Dilong paradoxus]

Xu X. & Norell. M.A. (2004) A new troodontid dinosaur from China with avian-like sleeping posture. Nature 431:838-841. [Mei long]

Xu, X., and Zhang, F. (2005) A new maniraptoran dinosaur from China with long feathers on the metatarsus: Naturwissenschaften, v. 92, p. 173-177. (Pedopenna daohugouensis)

Xu, X., Clark, J.M., Forster, C.A., Norell, M.A., Erickson, G.M., Eberth, D.A. Jia, C. and Zhao, Q. (2006). A basal tyrannosauroid dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of China. Nature 439: 715-718 [Guanlong wucaii]

Xu X., Forster, C.A., Clark, J.M., & Mo J. (2006) A basal ceratopsian with transitional features from the Late Jurassic of northwestern China. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 273: 2135-2140

Xu, Xing; Zhang, Xiaohong; Tan, Qingwei; Zhao, Xijin; and Tan, Lin (2006) A New Titanosaurian Sauropod from Late Cretaceous of Nei Mongol, China. Acta Geologica Sinica Vol 80 No 1 pp. 20-26 Feb 2006 [Sonidosaurus saihangaobiensis]

Xu, X. (2006) Scales, feathers and dinosaurs: Nature, v. 440, p. 287-288.

Xu, X. (2006) Feathered dinosaurs from China and the evolution of major avian characters Integrative Zoology Volume 1 Page 4 - March

Xu, X. & Clark, J, (2006) New Ceratosaurs from the Jurassic Shishugou Formation of Western China. JVP 26(3) Abstracts pp. 142

Xu, L., Lu, J., Zhang, X., Jia, S., Hu, W., Zhang, J., Wu, Y., and Ji, Q. (2007) New nodosaurid ankylosaur from the Cretaceous of Ruyang, Henan Province. Acta Geologica Sinica 81(4): 433-438. [Zhongyuansaurus luoyangensis]

Xu, X., Tan, Q., Wang, J., Zhao, X., and Tan, L. (2007) A gigantic bird-like dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of China. Nature 447:844-847 [Gigantoraptor erlianensis]

Xu, X. & Clark, J.M. (2008) The presence of a gigantic theropod in the Jurassic Shishogou Formation, Junggar Basin, wetsern China. Vert. PalAsiatica 46(2) 157-160

Xu, X., Clark, J.M., Mo, J., Choiniere, J., Forster, C.A., Erickson, G.M. Hone, D.W.E., Sullivan, C., Eberth, D.A. Nesbitt, S., Zhao, Q., Hernandez, R., Jia, C-K., Han, F-L. & Guo, Y. (2009) A Jurassic ceratosaur from China helps clarify avian digital homologies. Nature Vol 459 pp 940-944 [Limusaurus inextricabilis]

Xu, X. & Guo, Y. (2009) The origin and early evoltution of feathers: Insights from recent paleontological and neontological data. Vertebrata Palasiatica 10 pp. 311-329

Xu, X., Zheng, X., and You, H.-L. (2009) A new feather type in a nonavian theropod and the early evolution of feathers: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, v. 106, n. 3, p. 832-834.

Xu, X. & Han, F-L. (2010) A new oviraptorid dinosaur (Theropoda-Oviraptorosauria) from the Cretaceous of China. Vertebrate PalAsiatica 48 pp. 11-18 [Banji long]

Xu, X., Sullivan, C., Pittman, M., Choiniere, J.N., Hone, D., Upchurch, P., Tan, Q-W., Xiao, D. Tan, L., Han, F. (2011) A monodactyl nonavian dinosaur and the complex evolution of the alvarezsauroid hand. PNAS Early Edition doi/10.1073/pnas.1011052108 [Linhenykus monodactylus]

Xu, L., Kobayashi, Y., Lü, J., Lee, Y-N., Liu, Y., Tanaka, K., Zhang, X., Jia, S. & Zhang, J. (2010) A new ornithomimid dinosaur with North American affinities from the Late Cretaceous Qiupa Formation in Henan Province of China. Cretaceous Research 32 (2011) 213e222 [Qiupalong henanensis]

Xu, X., You, H., Du, K. & Han, F. (2011) An Archaeopteryx-like theropod from China and the origin of Avialae. Nature Vol, 475 465-470 [Xiaotingia zhengi]

Xing Xu, Qingwei Tan, Corwin Sullivan, Fenglu Han and Dong Xiao (2011).  A Short-Armed Troodontid Dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia and Its Implications for Troodontid Evolution. PLoS ONE 6 (9): e22916. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022916 [Linhevenator tani]

Xu, X., Zhao, Q., Sullivan, C.,  Tan Q.-W., Sander, M. and Ma Q.-Y. (2012). The taxonomy of the troodontid IVPP V 10597 reconsidered. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 50 (2): 140–150. [Philovenator curriei]

Xu, X., Wang, K.,  Zhang, Q,  Ma, L-X., Sullivan, C,  Hu, D., Cheng, S, & Wang, S.  (2012) A gigantic feathered dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of China. Nature 484, 92–95 doi:10.1038/nature10906 [Yutyrannus huali]