Xu Li is a Chinese paleontologist, specialising in geology, stratigraphy, paleontology, and the conservation of geological sites.
She received her PhD from the China University of Geology (now the China University of Geosciences), and is now the deputy director of the Henan Geological Museum in Zhengzhou, China.
Li has published a number of geology-related papers, and has described at least one dinosaur: Beibeilong sinensis in 2017.