Li, a professor at National Tsing Hua University, is an expert on biomineralization, and Chen has extensive experience studying early animal life through his pioneering work on the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang lagerst?tte.

• 李家维是台湾清华大学教授，生物矿化作用的专家；陈均远则在寒武纪早期澄江特异埋藏点的先驱工作中，对早期动物生命有丰富的经验。