Ernst Stromer
Deceased Person
1870 – 1952
Photo Credit »
80 Views
Who was Ernst Stromer?
Ernst Freiherr Stromer von Reichenbach was a German paleontologist.
He described the following Cretaceous dinosaurs from Egypt: Aegyptosaurus, Bahariasaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, and the largest known theropod, Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. Stromer also described the giant crocodilian Stomatosuchus. The fossil bird genus Stromeria, named in his honor by Kálmán Lambrecht in 1929, is today synonymized with Eremopezus. The sauropod Paralititan stromeri is also named in his honor.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Jun 12, 1870
Nuremberg - Nationality
- Germany
- Lived in
- Munich
- Died
- Dec 18, 1952
Erlangen
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Ernst Stromer." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 30 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/ernst_stromer>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Ernst Stromer 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