About Oliver Rauhut
Born 1969. Oliver Rauhut is a German paleontologist.
Oliver Walter Mischa Rauhut (born 28 January 1969 ) is a German vertebrate paleontologist.
Biography Rauhut grew up in Aachen, Germany. He completed a degree in Geology/Paleontology at the Free University of Berlin in 1995, earning a Diplom.
His research focuses on Mesozoic terrestrial vertebrate fauna, especially dinosaur evolution. Rauhut has described, sometimes as a co-author, several dinosaurs including the theropods Aviatyrannis, Condorraptor, Sciurumimus, Wiehenvenator, Suchomimus, Xinjiangovenator and the sauropod Brachytrachelopan, as well as the early bird Alcmonavis. He also described Asfaltomylos, the first Jurassic mammal fossil found in South America.
Rauhut is married and has two children.
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Who is Oliver Rauhut?
German paleontologist
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Oliver Rauhut was born on 28 January 1969 in Aachen.
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Oliver Rauhut is a paleontologist.
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Oliver Rauhut is German.
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