Albert-Félix de Lapparent
Deceased Person
1905 – 1975
Who was Albert-Félix de Lapparent?
Albert-Félix de Lapparent was a French palaeontologist. He was also a Sulpician priest. He undertook a number of fossil-hunting explorations in the Sahara desert. He contributed greatly to our knowledge of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. In 1986, José Bonaparte named the dinosaur Lapparentosaurus in his honour.
Dinosaurs named by Lapparent were Inosaurus tedreftensis and Lusitanosaurus liassicus.
New species of known genera are also credited to him. In alphabetical order, they are: Apatosaurus alenquerensis, Astrodon pusillus, Brachiosaurus atalaiensis, Brachiosaurus nougaredi, Cetiosaurus mogrebiensis, Elaphrosaurus gautieri, Elaphrosaurus iguidiensis, Megalosaurus pombali and Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis.
The giant crocodile Sarcosuchus was also discovered by him, in 1964.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- 1905
- Also known as
- Albert-Felix de Lapparent
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Died
- 1975
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Albert-Félix de Lapparent." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/albert-felix_de_lapparent>.
Discuss this Albert-Félix de Lapparent biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In