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Brazilian paleontologist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mario Costa Barberena (17 April 1934 – 16 December 2013) was a Brazilian paleontologist.
Mario Costa Barberena | |
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Born | |
Died | 16 December 2013 79) | (aged
Scientific career | |
Fields | paleontologist and Geologist |
Institutions | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul |
He graduated in Natural History at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (1956–1959). He completed his doctorate at Harvard University, in stratigraphic paleontology (1977–1978). He was lecturer at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in 1974.
The genus Barberenachampsa is named after him. Has contributed considerably to the Paleorrota Geopark.
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