Rodolfo Casamiquela
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BornDecember 11, 1932
DiedDecember 5, 2008 (aged 75)
Cipolletti, Río Negro Province, Argentina
Fieldspaleontology
Rodolfo Magín Casamiquela | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 11, 1932 |
| Died | December 5, 2008 (aged 75) Cipolletti, Río Negro Province, Argentina |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | paleontology |
Rodolfo Magín Casamiquela (December 11, 1932 – December 5, 2008) was an Argentine paleontologist, archaeologist, historian, writer, and teacher best known for discovering the dinosaur Pisanosaurus mertii in 1967.[1]
- Konex Platino (2006)
Honors
Casamiquela is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of lizard, Liolaemus casamiquelai.[2]
