José Bonaparte
Argentine paleontologist (1928–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Argentine palaeontologist. For José I Bonaparte, King of Spain, the Corsican, see Joseph Bonaparte.
José Fernando Bonaparte (14 June 1928–18 February 2020) was an Argentine paleontologist who discovered a plethora of South American dinosaurs and mentored a new generation of Argentine paleontologists. He has been described by paleontologist Peter Dodson as "almost singlehandedly...responsible for Argentina becoming the sixth country in the world in kinds of dinosaurs."[1][2]
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José Bonaparte | |
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Born | (1928-06-14)14 June 1928 Rosario, Santa Fe Argentina |
Died | 18 February 2020(2020-02-18) (aged 91) Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Fields | Paleontology |
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