Alexander O. Averianov

Alexander Olegovich Averianov is a Russian palaeontologist best known for his studies of therapsid evolution, particularly of mammaliamorphs.

Career Averianov graduated from Leningrad State University with a degree from the Department of Vertebrate Zoology in 1988. During his doctoral research, Averianov studied the evolution and phylogeny of lagomorphs. He has conducted fieldwork in Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. He is currently a member of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology as well as the Paleontological Society and Theriological Society in Russia.

Below is a list of new taxa that Averianov has contributed to naming: YearTaxonAuthors2023Maocyon peregrinus gen. et sp. nov.Averianov, Obraztsova, Danilov, & Jin 2022Ondogurvel alifanovi gen. et sp. nov.Averianov & Lopatin 2021Kansaignathus sogdianus gen. et sp. nov.Averianov & Lopatin 2020Abdarainurus barsboldi gen. et sp. nov.Averianov & Lopatin 2019Cryoharamiya tarda gen. et sp. nov.Averianov, Martin, Lopatin, Skutschas, Schellhorn, Kolosov, & Vitenko 2018Khorotherium yakutensis gen. et sp. nov.Averianov, Martin, Lopatin, Skutschas, Schellhorn, Kolosov, & Vitenko 2018Sangarotherium aquilonium gen. et sp. nov.Averianov, Martin, Lopatin, Skutschas, Schellhorn, Kolosov, & Vitenko 2017Baidabatyr clivosus gen. et sp. nov.Averianov, Lopatin, Skutschas, Ivantsov, Boitsova, & Kuzmin 2017Cadurcodon maomingensis sp. nov.Averianov, Danilov, Jin, & Wang 2016Maofelis cantonensis gen. et sp. nov.Averianov, Obraztsova, Danilov, Skutschas, & Jin 2012Zhalmouzia bazhanovi gen. et sp. nov.Averianov, Archibald, & Dyke 2007Aralazhdarcho bostobensis gen. et sp. nov.Averianov