Guillermo Chong
Chilean geologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guillermo Baltazar Chong Díaz is a Chilean geologist and professor at the Catholic University of the North at Antofagasta, Chile. In 2018 he was named distinguished son (Spanish: hijo ilustre) of Arica.[1] The mineral chongite and the extinct fish Chongichthys are named after him.[2][3]
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Guillermo Chong | |
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Born | (1936-11-29) November 29, 1936 (age 87) Arica, Chile |
Alma mater | University of Chile |
Known for | Study of Atacama Desert |
Awards | Medalla “Juan Brüggen” (2003) TWAS ROLAC (2010) Distinguished son of Arica (2018) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geology |
Institutions | Catholic University of the North |
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In 2011, together with Zulma Brandoni de Gasparini and others, Chong Díaz discovered a well-preserved fossilized skull of the family Metriorhynchidae.[4][5] The team determined it to be a specimen of Metriorhynchus westermanni, an extinct marine crocodyliform.[5]