What is José Bonaparte?
[[File:José Fernando Bonaparte.JPG|right|thumb|José Bonaparte]] '''José F. Bonaparte''' (14 June 1928 &ndash; 18 February 2020) was a [[paleontologist]] from [[Argentina]]. He discovered and named many new dinosaurs from [[South America]], including ''[[Noasaurus]]'', ''[[Carnotaurus]]'', ''[[Saltasaurus]]'', ''[[Kritosaurus]]'', ''[[Alvarezsaurus]]'', ''[[Riojasaurus]]'', and many, many others. He also discovered or described a number of archosaurs and primitive [[birds]] (such as ''[[Iberomesornis]]'') and assisted with the study of other dinosaurs, like ''[[Giganotosaurus]]''. He was born in [[Rosario]], [[Argentina]], and grew up in Mercedes, [[Buenos Aires]]. Despite a lack of formal training in paleontology, he started collecting fossils at an early age, and created a museum in his home town. Bonaparte was considered to be one of the greatest and most successful modern paleontologists. He was Professor of Palaeozoology at the Universidad Nacional de Tucumán from 1975 to 1979, and director of the palaeovertebrate section between 1960 and 1978. Bonaparte died on 18 February 2020 in [[Mercedes, Buenos Aires|Mercedes]], Argentina at the age of 91.<ref>[https://noticiasmercedinas.com/site/2020/02/18/el-reconocido-paleontologo-jose-bonaparte-fallecio-este-martes/ El reconocido paleontólogo José Bonaparte falleció este martes] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bonaparte, Jose}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Paleontologists]] [[Category:Argentine scientists]] [[Category:People from Rosario, Argentina]]