Mário Costa Barberena

Mario Costa Barberena (17 April 1934 – 16 December 2013) was a Brazilian paleontologist.

Mario Costa Barberena
Born(1934-04-17)April 17, 1934
Died16 December 2013(2013-12-16) (aged 79)
Scientific career
Fieldspaleontologist and Geologist
InstitutionsUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Biography

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He graduated in Natural History at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (1956–1959). He completed his doctorate at Harvard University, in stratigraphic paleontology (1977–1978). He was lecturer at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in 1974.

The genus Barberenachampsa is named after him. Has contributed considerably to the Paleorrota Geopark.

References

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  • Curriculum 1 (portuguese).
  • Curriculum 2. (portuguese)
  • Book Os Fascinantes Caminhos da Paleontologia. Author : Antônio Isaia. Publisher Pallotti. (Portuguese)
  • Book: "Cronologia Histórica de Santa Maria e do extinto município de São Martinho." 1787–1933. Vol I. Author: Romeu Beltrão, Publisher Pallotti, 1958. (Portuguese)