About Nestor Ivanovich Novozhilov
Lived 1907 – 1992 (aged 85). Nestor Ivanovich Novozhilov was a Russian paleontologist.
Nestor Ivanovich Novozhilov was a Soviet paleontologist. In 1948, Novozhilov described a pliosaur specimen discovered on the banks of Russia's Volga Riveras a new species, Pliosaurus rossicus. The specimen, while large, was damaged during the excavation and only the skull and chest region were successfully extracted in an excavation that began in 1938.
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Who was Nestor Ivanovich Novozhilov?
Soviet paleontologist
When was Nestor Ivanovich Novozhilov born?
Nestor Ivanovich Novozhilov was born on 22 February 1907.
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Nestor Ivanovich Novozhilov died on 8 March 1992.
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Nestor Ivanovich Novozhilov was a paleontologist.
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Nestor Ivanovich Novozhilov was Russian.
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