About Albert-Félix de Lapparent
Lived 1905 – 1975 (aged 69). Albert-Félix de Lapparent was a French paleontologist, geologist and catholic priest.
Albert-Félix de Lapparent (; 1905–1975) was a French palaeontologist. He was also a Sulpician priest. He undertook a number of fossil-hunting explorations in the Sahara desert. He contributed to knowledge about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. In 1986, José Bonaparte named the dinosaur Lapparentosaurus in his honour.
Dinosaurs named by Lapparent were Inosaurus tedreftensis (Lapparent, 1960) and Lusitanosaurus liassicus (Lapparent and Zbyszewski, 1957).
New species of known genera are also credited to him. In alphabetical order, they are: Apatosaurus alenquerensis (Lapparent and Zbyszewski, 1957), Astrodon pusillus (Lapparent and Zbyszewski, 1957), Brachiosaurus atalaiensis (Lapparent and Zbyszewski, 1957), Brachiosaurus nougaredi (Lapparent, 1960), Cetiosaurus mogrebiensis (Lapparent, 1955), Elaphrosaurus gautieri (Lapparent, 1960), Elaphrosaurus iguidiensis (Lapparent, 1960), Megalosaurus pombali (Lapparent and Zbyszewski, 1957) and Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis (Lapparent, 1960).
The giant crocodile Sarcosuchus was also discovered by him, in 1964.
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Who was Albert-Félix de Lapparent?
French paleontologist (1905–1975)
When was Albert-Félix de Lapparent born?
Albert-Félix de Lapparent was born on 9 September 1905 in Le Mont-Dieu.
When did Albert-Félix de Lapparent die?
Albert-Félix de Lapparent died on 28 February 1975 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
What was Albert-Félix de Lapparent's occupation?
Albert-Félix de Lapparent was a paleontologist, geologist and catholic priest.
What nationality was Albert-Félix de Lapparent?
Albert-Félix de Lapparent was French.
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