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Author names
abadi
Maria Abad
abdalai
Argentiean paleontologist Dr. Ferando Abdala
Abelichnus
Roberto Abel, director of Museo Provincial de Rio Negro, Ciudad de Cipolletti, Rio Negro, Argentina
abelini
Diego Abelin, technician of the Museo de Ciencias Naturles de San Juan
Abelisaurus
Roberto Abel, director of the Museo de Cipolletti, Cipolletti, Argentina
Abelodon
Abel Brillanceau, French geologist and explorer
abramovi
Dr. Alexei Abramov
aclandi
Henry Wentworth Dyke Acland, 1st Baronet, KCB (1815-1900), a professor of medicine at Oxford, England
Acosasaurus
Colombian priest and geologist Carlos Edwardo Acosta Artega (1919-2001)
adachii
Kiyoshi Adachi
Adamisaurus
Adam, son of Sulimiski
adorfi
Norbert Adorf, preparator at the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Germany
aelidae
Aelida I. Popova (Syktyvkar State Unifrsity) (1929-2011)
Agustinia
Agustin Martinelli, a member of the Paleontological team, a young student.
akersteni
William A. Akersten
albati
Friedrich Albat
albersdoeferi
Raimund Albersdörfer
albertoi
Dr. Alberto Barbosa de Carvalho
Alcidedorbignya
Alcide d’Orbigny (1802-1857), first professor of Paleontology at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris
alcinae
Alcina Barreto, paleobotanist and professor at the Universidade Fedral de Pernambuco, Brazil
alekseevi
Late geologist A. V. Alekseev from Ulyanovsk
alexanderi
Dr. Alexander L. du Toit
alexandri
Russian zoologist Aleksandr Sergeevich Rautian
alexandri
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Inostrantsev (1843-1920), Russian Paleontologist
Alexandronectes
Alexander McKay
alexi
Alexander Wetmore
Alexeyisaurus
amateur paleontologist Aleksei Savvich Arkhangelsky
alisonae
Alison L. Chambers
Allinhopsonorum, allinhopsoni
E. F. Allin and J. A. Hopson
allini
Edgar Allin
Alvarezsaurus
Don Gregorio Alvarez, noted historian of Neuquen, Argentina
Alwalkeria
Alick D. Walker
Alymlestes
Alymtau Range, Chimkent District, Southern Kazakhstan
Amalitzkia
Vladimir Prokhorovich Amalitski (1860-1917), Russian paleontologist, professor in Warsaw, Poland
Ameghinichnus
Argentinan paleontologist Ameghino
ameghinoi
Argentinan paleontologist Ameghino
ammoni
Bavarian geologist Ludwing von Ammon, while in 1922 Döderlein acquired his collection
amoae
Late Olga Amo-Sanjuan
Amotosaurus
Greek, amoto, "wild": in honor of Rupert Wild
Ancanamunia
Ancan Amun, 18th century warrior cheif of the Araucanian Indians in Mendoza Province, Argentina
andreui
Mr. Javier Andreu
andrewsi
Charles William Andrews
andrewsi
American Scientist in Central Asia, R. C. Andrews
Andressi, andressorum
the family of Chris and Paula Andress
angelli
Jim Angella of Edgemont, South Dakota
angielczyki
Kenneth Angielczyk
Angonisaurus
Angoni, the Tanzanian tribe living near the specimen was found
Anna
V. P. Amalitzky’s wife, Anna Petrovna Amalitskaya (1859-1939)
Annatherapsidus
V. P. Amalitzky’s wife, Anna Petrovna Amalitskaya (1859-1939)
anneae
Anne Warren
anningae
Early paleontologist and fossil collector Mary Anning
Anningasaura
Mary Anning, who was the first-recognized female palaeontologist
antunesi
Professor Miguel Telles Antunes, a Portuguese paleontologis
applebyi
Paleontologist Robert M. Appleby
arambourgi
Prof. Camille Arambourg
Arambourgiania
Prof. Camille Arambourg
Arambourgisuchus
Prof. Camille Arambourg
archeri
Michael Archer
archibaldi
David Archibald
arefjevi
M. P. Aref’ev
Arisierpeton
Mr. Giuseppe Alberto Arisi
arrudacamposi
Antonio Celso de Arruda Camos, eminent Brazilian paleontologist and professor
arrudai
Joao Tadeu Arruda
arsenaultorum
Arsenault family of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada
arturi
Arthur Cruickshank (1932-2011)
astibiae
Dr. Humberto Astibia, leader of the research at the outcrop in Lano
astigarrae
Sr. Santiago Astigarra
astrei
Gaston Astre (1896-1975), a French geologist and paleontologist
athollandrsoni
Prof. Atholl J. Andersion
Atreipus
Atreus Wanner
attavipachi
P. Attavipach, former Director General of the Thai Department of Mineral Resources, a long-time supporter of Palaeontological research.
Attenborosaurus
David Attenborough
auditorei
Marco Auditore
Augustaburiania
Czech paleontologist J. Augusta and the animal painter Z. Burian
aurelioi
physician Pedro Lucas Porcela Aurelio, a paleontology enthusiast from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Arthurdactylus
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Avenantia
Jan Avenant
averianovi
Alexander O. Averianov
baidaoyuensis
Baidaoyu, Shansi (Shanxi) Province, China
baileyae
Elisabeth Bailey Sues
baileyi
Bruce Bailey
baini
Father of South African paleontology, Andrew Geddes Bain (1897-1864)
Bainia
Father of South African paleontology, Andrew Geddes Bain (1897-1864)
bairdi
Donald Baird
baldwini
9th century fossil collector David Baldwin,
Banksiops
Professor Max Banks, formerly of the Geology Department, University Tasmania
barberenai
Mario Costa Barberena, Brazilian paleontologist
Barberenia
Mario Costa Barberena, Brazilian paleontologist
Barbosania
Professor Dr. Miguel Barbosa, Sintra Museum of Natural History
Barrosasaurus
Sierra Barrosa, Neuquen Province, Patagonia, Argentina
barsboldi
Mongolian palaeontologist and academician Rinchin Barsbold
bartholomaei
Alfred Bartholoma of Neuenstein
barwini
John R. Barwin
bassetti
Edward M. Bassett (1863-1948)
bauri
George Baur (1859-1898), German Vertebrate Paleontologist
bauri
Baur who was at one time Marsh’s collector, but latter wrote articles on how Marsh’s inaccurate illustrations
bazhanovi
Valerian Semenovich Bazhanov (1907-1984)
becklesii
Beckles
bedheimensis
Hugo Ruhle von Lilienstern of Bedheim
belarminoi
Mr. Belarmino Stefanello, a volunteer at the Museu Municipal Aristides Carlos Rodrigues
Belesodon
Theotonon Beles Xavier
beltanae
Laurence Beltan (former palaeoichthyologist at MNHN, Paris)
benedettoi
Doctor Lusi Benedetto, professor at the Universidad Nacional de Cordobe
benitezii
Sr. Aldino Benitez
Bennettazhia
Chris Bennett
bennetti
George (Geb) Bennett
bentleyi
Curtis Bentley
Bentonyx
British Palaeontologist, and 'rhynchosaur champion' Michael Benton
bermani
David S. Berman
Bernardodon
Prof. Dr. Bernard Kerbs
berrutii
G. Berruti
berthei
Ms Liliana Berthe
besairei
Henri Besairie’s pioneering geologic studies
betsynichollsae
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Nicholls, curator of marine reptiles at the Royal Tyrell Museum of Palaeontology
bialynickae
M. Borsuk-Bialynicka
baieri
Ron Baier, of Taber, Alberta, Canada
Bienotherium
M. N. Bien, (Bian Meinian)
billsarjeanti
Bill Sarjeant
birdi
Roland T. Bird
bishopi
Dr. B. Bishop, ex-Chairman of the Committee for Research and Exploration, National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C
Bishops
late Dr. Barry Bishops, former chairman of the Committee for Research and Exploration, National Geographic Society
blanfordi
Blanford
bleekeri
Remco Bleeker, Goor, the Netherlands
Blezingeria
Richard Blezinger
blittersdorffi
Mr. Rainer Alexander von Blittersdorff
blomi
Geologist G. I. Blom
Bobosaurus
Mr. Roberto "Bobo" Rigo (Udine, Italy)
bobyoungi
Robert Young, for the importance of his underappreation on the Early Cretaceous of Utah
boerei
Arjan C. Boere
bogatchovi
V. V. Bogatchov
bogolubovi
Nikolai Nikolaevich Bogolubov, palaeontologist
Bogolubovia
Nikolai Nikolaevich Bogolubov, palaeontologist
bohetii
Boheti bin Amrani, the native African crew supervisor and chief preparator of the German Tendaurus Expedition
bohlini
Dr. Bohlin
bojani
Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus (1776-1827)
Bonacynodon
Argentinean paleontolgist Dr. Jose Ferando Bonaparte
bonapartei
Dr. J. Bonaparte
Bonatitan
Dr. Jose F. Bonaparte, due to his immense contribution to the knowledge of Mesozoic vertebrates in South America
bonapartei
Jose Bonaparte
Bondi, bondorum
Mr. And Mrs. Clayton Bond
bonfieldi
Mr. Harold Bonfield
Bolterpeton
Dr. John Bolt
bonapartei
Jose F. Bonaparte
Bondesius
Pedro Bondesio, investigator of Cenozoic mammals
bonneri
Orville W. Bonner of KUVP
boreni
David L. Boren
Borisodon
rascible colleague and very good friend, the late Boris Gregorievich Veretennikof of Tashkent, Uzbekistan
borsukbialynikae
Polish paleontologist, Prof. Magdalena Borsuk-Bialynicka
Boutakioutichnium
Dr. Mohamed Boutakiout, professor at the University of Rabat
bouyai
Mr. Baadi Bouya, engineer geologist, head of the OCP Geological Survey in Khouribga
bradti
David Bradit of Florence, Montana
Brancatherulum
Carl Wilhelm Franz von Branca , German paleontologist
brancai
Wilhelm von Branca (1844-1929), German paleontologist
Brancasaurus
Brancasaurus
Brandonia
Zulma Brandoni de Gasparini
Bressanichnus
Dr. Jose Oscar Bressan, of the Universidad Nacional del Comahue
Bridetherium
St Bride's Island, South Wales County, England
brinkmani
Donald Barry Brinkman
brinkmania
Donald Barry Brinkman
britoi
Ignacio Aureliano Machado Brito (1938-2001), an important Brazilian paleontologist
Brodavis
late Professor Pierce Brodkorb
Brochuchus
Christopher A. Brochu
brodricki
Harold Brodrick
broinae
France de Lapparent de Brion
broomi
Robert Broom (1866-1951), Scottish vertebrate paleontologist and scholar of South African mammal-like reptiles
Broomicephalus
Robert Broom (1866-1951), Scottish vertebrate paleontologist and scholar of South African mammal-like reptiles
Broomitherium
Robert Broom (1866-1951), Scottish vertebrate paleontologist and scholar of South African mammal-like reptiles
Broomosuchus
Robert Broom (1866-1951), Scottish vertebrate paleontologist and scholar of South African mammal-like reptiles
Brouffia
Dr. Margaret Steen Brough, British vertebrate Paleontologist
browni
Alfred Brown
brumbyi
Professor R. T. Brumby, of South Carolina College
buechneri
Dr. Martin, Büchner former director of the Museum of Natural History in Bielefeld
bucklandii
William Buckland
buffarinii
Mr. Nando Buffarini, Udine
buffetauti
French palaeoherpetologist Eric Buffetaut
buhleri
Late Paul Buhler, a distinguished German functional morphologist and paleornithologist
bukhanchenkoi
Yu. Bukhanchenko
bulanovi
paleontologist V.V. Bulanov
Bulganbaatar
Bulgan, near Bayn Dzak, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia
Buriolestes
Family name Buriol who own the type locality
burkei
Coleman Burke, an American amateur geologist and paleontologist
Burnetia
James Burnet (1714-1799), Lord Monboddo, the famous Scottish evolutionist of the eighteenth century
bustingorryi
Late Manuel Bustingory, owner of the farm
butleri
Prof. P. M. Butler (Royal Holloway College, University of London)
Butlerigale
ercy Milton Butler, British Paleontologist
buzzops
Buzz Pitman, first director of the Rock River Museum near Como Bluff, Wyoming
bryansmalli
Bryan Small
byermauriceorum
Mr. J. Byers and J. Maurici
byrdi
Gary Byrd
Byronosaurus
Byron Jeffe in recognition of his family’s support for the Mongolian Academy of Sciences-American Museum of Natural History Paleontological expeditions
Bystrowiella
Russian paleontologist A. P. Bystrow
Bystrowisuchus
Russian paleontologist, comparative anatomist, and animal painter, A. P. Bystrow
cabazai
Hector Cabaza
cabazai
Tito Cabaza, amateur paleontologist
cabreirai
Dr. Sergio Furtado Cabreira
caffii
Enrico Caffi, the first director of the Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali "E. Caffi" Bergamo
caldiero
late Ing. Victorino Caldiero (1945-1999)
Callawayia
Dr. R. M. Callaway
Callawayasaurus
Jack Callaway
callenderi
Jonathan F. Callender, Director of NMMNH
calligarisi
Claudio Calligaris
callisoni
George Callison
calvoi
paleontologist Jorge Orlando Calvo (Comahue University, Neuquen)
campi
Charles L. Camp.
Campinasuchus
Campina Verde County, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Camposaurus
Charles L. Camp.
Camposipterus
Brazilian paleontologist Diogenes de Almeida Campos
canalei
Doctor Juan Ignacio Canale
andrewi
Chris Andrew
caneeri
Mr. T. Caneer
Cargninia
Padre Daniel Cargnin
carnegii
Andrew Carnegie, the founder of the Carnegie Institution, and in recognition of his interest in vertebrate paleontology
carlylei
Mr. Carlyle Jones
carolinii
Reuben Carolini
carpenteri
Ken Carpenter
carpenteri
Mr. Simon Carpenter
carranzai
Dr. Oscar Carranza Castaneda
carvalhoi
Ismar de Souxa Carvalho
Caseosaurus
E. C. Case
Casamiquelia
Dr. Rodolofo M. Casamiquela
Casamiquelichnus
Dr. Rodolofo M. Casamiquela
cassinisi
Foremost researcher in the Collio Formation, G. Cassins.
castilhoi
Moacir Marques de Castilho
cattoi
Doctor Noemi V. Cattoi.
Caulkicephalus
Caulkhead, the informal name for natives of the Isle of Wight, England
cazaui
Dr. Luis B. Cazau, for his interest in the palaeontology of the La Amarga Formation.
ceciliae
Cecilia Demargasso
ceibalensis
El Ceibal, Candelaria, Salta Province, Argentina
celestae
Celeste Yates who prepared many of the bones
Chalimin
Indian chief who fought against the Spanish conquerors in La Rioja Province, Argentina
changae
Prof. Dr. Meemann Chang
changi
late geologist Mr. Chang Zheng-Lu
changiae
Meeman Chang of the IVPP
changuangi
Chan Guang, a curator at the Hupoge Amber Museum
Charruodon
Charruas, a native South American tribe that lived in southern Brazil
Chatterjeea
Professor Sankar Chatterjee
Clelandina
John Cleland (1835-1924)
cheminii
Luciano Chemini
chengi
Prof. Zheng-Wu Cheng (1931-2015), for his lifetime contribution to Chinese terrestrial biostragiraphy, including the Lufeng Basin
cheni
Professor Chen Pijii
chenianus
Professor Peiji Chen
Chensaurus
Chen Lizhu, Chinese paleontologist
Chiappeavis
Dr. Luis M. Chiappe
choughi
Dr. Chough
chowi
Minchen Chow
chowi
Dr. Zhou (= Chow) Ming-zheng
chuni
Dr. Seung Soo Chun
churei
Daniel J. Chure
cifellii
Dr. Cifellii
cirugedae
Pedro Cirugeda Buj
clark
Merle Clark
clarkae
Mrs. Elaine Clark
clarki
Jim Clark
clarkii
Mr. Charles W. Clark (exploration geologist for the Western Mining Corporation)
cleelandi
Mike Cleeland
clemai
Mr. John M. Clema of Perth, Western Australia
clemensi
Bill Clemmens
Clemensia
Dr. William (Bill) A. Clemens
clemmenseni
Lars B. Clemmensen
Clemensodon
Professor William (Bill) A. Clemens of the University of California Berkeley
cilinskii
Mr. Juan Cilinski
cliftii
William Clift
cluveri
Michael A. Cluver
cohen
Steven Cohen, an avid supporter of fossil turtles and the Marmarth Research Foundation
coheni
Mark Cohen of the Dallas Paleontological Society
colberti
Prof. Edwin H. Colbert
Colbertia
Prof. Edwin H. Colbert
Colbertosaurus
Prof. Edwin H. Colbert
collinsoni
Jim Collinson
conandoylei
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
coccai
brothers Sergio and Rafael Cocca, members of the Museo Prof. Olscher of Zapala
coombsi
Walter P. Coombs
cooperorum
Carl and Lynn Cooper
copelloi
Maria Copello
Corriebaatar
Dr. Corrie Williams
cosgriffi
Dr. John W. Cosgriff
cottonorum
Bill and Jenny Cotton
Counillonia
French geologist Jean-Baptiste-Henri Counillon, membr of the Pavie Missions
courti
Nicholas Court
coyi
Mr. Clive Coy of the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology
Cragievarus
Cragievar farm, south of Burgersdorp, Cape Province, South Africa
Crapartinella
Jeanne Crapart, illustrator at the Laboratory of Paleontology in Paris, France
croizati
Leon Croizat
cromptonellus
Dr. Alfred W. "Fuzz" Crompton, of Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
cromptoni
Dr. Alfred W. "Fuzz" Crompton, of Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
crookshanki
late H. Crookshank
crossi
Bobby Cross
Crusafontia
Miguel Crusafont Pario, Spanish paleontologist
cuiae
Ms. Cui Xu
cuii
Mr. Ci Guihai
cumminsi
Gary S. Cummins, Assistant Superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park and former Superintendent of Petrified Forest National Park
cunninghami
Christopher R. Cunningham
cuvieri
Georges Cuvier, a world renowned paleontologist (1769-1832)
cyrili
Cyril Walker
czerkasi
Stephen Czerkas
Dadadon
Francois d’ Assie “Dada” Randrimanendrika
dalsassoi
Cristiano Dal Sasso
danilovi
Paleontologist I. A. Danilov from Saratov, Russia
dantasi
Portuguese paleontologist Pedro Dantas, who devoted his career to Portuguese vertebrate paleontology (particularly in the Lourinha, Torres Vedras, and Pombal regions), and was one of the drivers of the renaissance of Portuguese dinosaur paleontology toward the end of the 20th century
Daqingshanodon
Daqing Shan (“Big Green Mountain”), Baotou Municipality, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, China
dardeni
Tom Darden, former owner of the Hotton Locality
darevskii
Prof. I. S. Darevski from Leningrad
darwini
Naturalist Charles R. Darwin (1809-1882)
Darwinopterus
Naturalist Charles R. Darwin (1809-1882)
dashzevegi
Mongolian paleontologist Demberelyin Dashzveg
dasiymorrisae
Daisy Morris
datangi
Mr. Zhi-Lu Tang from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Beijing
dattai
Mr. P. M. Datta, Director, Geologicla Survey of India
davidi
Dr. David Pacey
Davidsonae, davidsoni
Amy Davidson
dawni
Alan Dawn
dawsonii
Mr. Charles Dawson
deferrariisi
Professor Oscar de Ferrariis, Director, Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional del Comahue
Deferraiischnium
Professor Oscar de Ferrariis, Director, Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional del Comahue
degrootorum
John and Sandra De Groot of Hays, Alberta Province, Canada
deguchianus
Hikaru Deguchiianus
dehmi
German paleontologist Richard Dehm, a professor at the Munich institute that originally acquired the specimen in 1975
deiseae
Deise Dias Rego Henriques
denisae
Denise Sigogneau-Russell
delfsi
Edward Delfs
delgadoi
Sr. Alegandro Delgado
delsatei
Dr. D. Delsate
Denisodon
Denise Sigogneau-Russell
densmorei
Llewelly D. Densmore
depereti
Charles Deperet
descouensi
Dr. Didier Descouens (Toulouse), thanks to whom the specimen could be acquired by the Toulouse Natural History Museum
Deslongchampsina
J.A. Eudes-Deslongchmaps
dicrocei
Anthony DiCroce
Diegocanis
Diego Abelin, technician of the Instituto y Museo de Ciencias Naturales of the Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina
diegosuarezi
Diego Suarez
diepenbroeki
Gerben Diepenbroek
dietrichi
Wilhelm-Otto Dietrich (1881-1964)
dimitrievae
paleontologist Ye. L. Dimitreyeva
Dinizi, dinizorum
Izonel Queiroz Diniz Neto and the families Diniz and Martins Queiroz, oweners of the Tres Antas Farm
Dixeya
Dr. F. Dixey,
doellingi
Helmut Doelling
dongi
Prof. Dong Zhiming, a distinguished Chinese dinosaurologist for his important contributions
deseadensis
Desado Valley, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Dingavis
Late distinguished Chinese geologist Wenjiang Ding
dobruskii
Alexandre Dobruski, who with his son, Joao Dobruski
Donodon
Donald E. Russell
donrobertoi
Don Roberto Gonzales Vasquez
dornorum
PEFO Chief of Resource Management Karen Dorn
dorisae
Doris M. Kermack
Doswellia
The town of Doswell, Taylorsville Basin, Hanover County, Virginia
drescherae
Mrs. Ellen Drescher, Berlin,
Driveria
Mr. O. W. Driver
Drusilasaura
Drusila Ortiz de Zarate, a young volunteer who helped excavate the sauropod and who's family owns the site "Maria Aike"
dubei
Charlton Dube, head fossil preparator at the Bernard Price Institute for Paleaeontological Research
duncani
Ian Duncan
duelferi
Oalf Dülfer
duncani
Ian Duncan
Dubreuillosaurus
Dubreuil family
dui
Mr. Wenya Du
dunni
Brent Dunn
Duquettichnus
Mr. R. D. Duquette
Dutuitosaurus
J. M. Dutuit
dutoitorum
Jan and Susan du Toit, owners of the farm Bergendal
dutuiti
Jean-Michel Dutuit
dvoraki
Mr. Zdenek Dvorak of the North Bohemian Mines, Bilina, Czech Republic
dzerzhinskii
Russian zoologist F. Ya. Dzerzhinsky
eastwoodi
Clint Eastwood, the protagonist of the film "The Good, the bad and the Ugly," which was partially filmed near Salas de los infantes.
eatoni
Dr. Jeffrey G. Eaton
edwini
Late Daniel Edwin (Eddie) Johnes, who, with his wife, Vivian, brought more new dinosaur taxa to science than any other two amateurs while providing 20 years of logistic support for fieldwork on the Uncompahgre “Plateau”
efremovi
Ivan E. Efremov
eisenhardtae
Gae Eisenhardt
ejidoensis
the people of the Ejido el Huizachale
elizabethae
Dr. Elizabeth Nichollis
Ellenbergeri, ellenbergerorum
Paul Ellenberger, and his family's extensive work on the history and prehistory of southern Africa
ellisoni
Mick Ellison, Principal Artist at the American Museum of Natural History
ellioti
D. Elliot
elliottorum
Elliott family for thier ongoing contributions to Australian palaeontology
ellisoni
Mick Ellison, for his contributions to ongoing AMNH dinosaur research
elsi
Mr. Icie Els
elysiae
Elysia Jennett
elzanowskii
Andrzej Elzanowski
emringeri
Giles Emringer
emilieae
Late Emilie deHellebranth, paleontology advocate who generously funded the expeditions in 199-2000
engeri
Øynid Enger, long-time PMO volunteer
englehorni
James Englehorn
ensomi
Paul Ensom
erbeni
Dr. Heinrich K. Erben,
erikae
Dr. Erika V. Hoyningen-Huene (1905-1969)
erlenbergiensis
Erlenberg, Baden-Württemberg State, Germany
escuilliei
Francois Escuillie
essweini
Stephan Esswein
Estescincosaurus
late Richard Estes
estesi
Richard Estes
Estesina
Richard Estes
etchesi
Mr. Steve Etches
Euchambersia
Robert Chambers (1802-1871), Scottish geologist and historian
eulerti
Otto C. Eulert
Eumantellia
Gideon Algernon Mantell, (1790-1852), British paleontologist
evansae
Professor Susan E. Evans (University College London, UK)
Evazoum
Miss Eva Sacchi, Ph.D. sudent, member of the ichnological crew
Evgenavis
Late Russian paleornithologist Evgeny Kurochkin
fariasorum
Ricardo Faris and his family
faundezi
Mr. Ramon Faundez, manager of the Museo Municipal de Las Lajas, Neuquen Province, Patagonia, Argentina
faustoi
Dr. Fausto L. de Souza Cuhna, former curator at the Museu Nacional/UFRJ
fedori
Laszlo Fedor
Feeserpeton
Mr. Mike Feese
feinbergorum
Michael and Ann Feinberg, who recognized the significance of this fossil and have generously encouraged our (Burnham) research and the preservation of the fossil for science
felixi
Albert-Felix de Lapparent
fernandezi
Mauricio Fernandez Garza
fernandezorum
Fernandez family, including Daniel Fernandez and the late Victoriano Fernandez and his daughters and sons (especially Abel)
Ferugliotherium
Egidido Fergulio (1897-1954), Italian geologist
figarii
Argentinean geologist Edwardo G. Figari
finneyae
S. M. Finney
fitosi
Attila Fitos
fittoni
William Henry Fitton (1780-1861)
flerovi
Russian Paleontologist and animal painter, K. K. Flerov
florenciae
Florencia Fernandez Favaron, who collaborated in our field work for years
fodori
Geza Fodor
Fosterovenator
John R. Foster
foulkesi
Late Paul Foulkes one of the Dampier Peninsula's pioneering dinosaur trackers
foxi
William Fox who collected most of the paratype
Foxraptor
Richard C. Fox, Canadian Paleontologist
Francemys
France de Lapparent de Broin (MNHN)
Fraserosphenodon
British paleontolgist Nicholas 'Nick' Fraser
fredlundi
Mr. Aron Fredlund
freemani
Mr. E. Freeman
Frenguellisaurus
Joaquin Frenguelli (1883-1958), an Italian -born paleontologist
fritschi
Antonin Frick, a Czech paleontologist
fridayi
Joe B. Friday
fuae
Ms. Fu Hua-Lin
Funkei, funkeorum
Bjørn Funke
fuschbecki
Mr. George R. Fischbeck
fuzzi
A. W. “Fuzz” Crompton
gaddisi/gaddisorum
Gaddis family
gaffneyi
Eugene Gaffney, Emeritus Curator, American Museum of Natural History
gagoli
Jerzy Gagol
galaczi
Professor and adviser Andras Galacz
galae
Galina Andreevna Sobachkina
Galianemys
Mr. Henry Galiano
Gallardosaurus
Juan and Juanito Gallardo, Cuban farmers
Galtonia
Peter M. Galton
gaoi
Gao Dian-Min
garbaui
American geologist Amadeus William Grabau
garridoi
Mr. Alberto Garrido
gascabadiolorum
Jose Manuel Gasca and Ainara Badiola
gaskillae
Pamela Gaskill
gasparinae
Dr. Zulma Brandoni de Gasparini, paleoherpetologist at the Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, MLP
Gasparinisuchus
Dr. Zulma Brandoni de Gasparini, paleoherpetologist at the Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, MLP
gautieri
Geologist F. Gautier
geeorum
Gee family of La Canada,
Geikia
Sir Archibald Geikie (1835-1924), F.R.S., noted British geologist
genceyi
Mr. Pierre Gencey
genghisi
Genghis who was the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty in China
gentryii
Joe Gentry
geoffreyi
Geoffrey E. Long, son of R. A. Long
Georgia
Georgy Otschev
Georgiasaurus
Georgy Otschev
Geosternbergia
George F. Sternberg
Gerhardodon
Professor Gerhard Hahn (Marburg)
getmanovi
Paleontolgoist S. N. Getmanov
Gettyia
Mike Getty
Gilchristosuchus
Gilchrist
gillettorum
David Gillette and Janet Whitmore-Gillett of the MNA
gilmorei
Charles W. Gilmore
Gilmoremys
Charles W. Gilmore
Gilmoreteius
Charles W. Gilmore
gingerichi
Dr. Philip D. Gingerich, Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan
gittelmani
Steve Gittleman, fried of science, for his work as president of the Dinosaur Society
Glasbius
Mr. Albert Glasbey
gloriae
Gloria Siebrecht
goicoecheai
Mr. Alejandro Goicoecheai, owner of the Estancia Laguna Palacios
goldeni
Jerry Golden, volunteer preparator at the Natural History Museum of Utah
golubevi
paleontologist V. K. Golubev
gomesi
Jacinot Pedro Gomes (1844-1916), curator of the Museu Mineralogico e Geologico da Escola Politecniea (Lisbon, Portugal)
Gondtherium
Gond tribe, Andhra Predesh State, India
gonzalezdiazi
Dr. Emilio F. Gonzalez Diaz
gonzalezorum
brothers Fabian and Jorge Gonzalez
gonzalezparejasi
Dr. Jorge Gonzalez Parejas, who has collaborated and provided legal guidance on the research, protection, and preservation of dinosaur fossils from Mendoza Province for nearly two decades
Gordonia
Rev. Dr. George Gordon (1801-1893), Presbyterian minister from Birnie, Scotland
gouldi
Stephen J. Gould
grabaui
Dr. A. W. Grabau, a famous US. Geologist
Grabauornis
Late American geologist Grabau
gradzinskii
Ryszard Gradzinski
graffini
Dr. Gregory Graffin
greggi
Mr Donald Gregg of Seymour, Texas
gregorii
Professor Joseph T. Gregory
gregoryi
Hervert E. Gregory
Groebertherium
Paul Friedrich Carl Groeber (1885-1968)
Gresslyosaurus
Amanz Gressly (1814-1865)
Gretcheniao
Gretchen Augustyn
Griffithi, griffithorum
Griffith family
grigorescui
Prof. Dan Grigorescu, University of Bucharest
gittelmani
Steven H. Gittelman
grabaui
Amadeus William Grabau
gubini
Paleontologist Yu. M. Gubin
gui
Gu Zhiwei
gui
Professor Gu Zugang
Guildavis
E. W. Guild
guinazui
Argentine Paleontologist Roman Guiñazu
guoi
Mr. Guo Chen
Gurilynia
Gurileen Tsav, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia
gurneyi
James Gurney
guettleri
Dr. Thomas Güttleri
haasi
Prof. Georg Haas
Haaisophis
Prof. Georg Haas
hacheti
Dr. Michael Hachet, Curator of the Musee municipal de Toul
hagdorni
Dr. Hans Hagdorn
hahni
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Hahn, from Marburg Univeristy, Germany
Hahnia
Prof. Dr. G. Hahn
Hahnodon
Drs. Gerhard and R. Hahn
Hahnotherium
Professor Gerhard Hahn
halbardieri
Mr. B. Halbardier, mayor of the commune of Habay
hallae
Ruth Hall
halli
Ansel Franklin Hall, Chief of the Division of Education and Forestry, National Park Service
halli
Lance Hall
halli
Philip Hall
halli/hallorum
The late Reverend James W. Hall, former director of the Ghost Ranch Conference Center, Abiquiu, New Mexico, and his wife Ruth, honoring their support of paleontology in northern New Mexico spanning three decades
Halskraptor
Archaic Polish Halzka, honoring Halszka Osmolska (1930-2008)
hammeri
Dr. William R. Hammer (Augustana College, Rock Island, USA)
hani
Mr. Han
hani
Mr. Lizhuo Han
hanigani, haniganorum
Nick and Rob Hanigan
hanqingi
late Marshall Zhang Xueliang
hanseni
Robin L. Hanse, Bureau of Land Managment (BLM) geologist
haoae
Ms. Hao
Haopterus
Prof. Yichun Hao, a distinguishce Chinese paleontologist
harae
Ewa Hara, Institute of Paleontology, Warsaw, Poland
Hargeria
Oskar Harger, Marsh’s assistant
hardiei
Dickson Hardie of Arborfield, Saskatchewan
hernandezi
technician Daniel Hernandez, museo municipal "Carmen Funes", Neuquen, Argentina
harriesi
Mr. J. L. Harries
harrisae
Susan Harris
harrisi
Mr. R. W. Harris
Hatcherichnus
John Bell Hatcher
Hatcheritherium
John Bell Hatcher
hatzegiensis
Hateg, Romania
Hauffiopteryx
Hauff family from Holzmaden, Germany
Haughtoniana
Sidney Henry Haughton (1888-1982), British Paleontologist
Haughtoniscus
Sidney Henry Haughton (1888-1982), British Paleontologist
haydeni
John Hayden
hayi
O. P. Hay
haysomi
W. T. Hayson, a quarry owner of the Isle of Purbeck
hazelae
Hazel Wolfe
hechti
paleontologist Max K. Hecht
heckerti
Andrew B. Heckert
hei
He Wenjian
hei
He Xinlu
heilmanni
Gerhard Heilman
helleri
Dr. Florian Heller (1905-178)
helmi
Dr. Charles Helm of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia
Henkelodon
Dr. Siegfried Henkel (1931-1984), paleontologist at Frier Universitat Berlin
Henkelotherium
Dr. Siegfried Henkel (1931-1984), paleontologist at Frier Universitat Berlin
henningi
Edwin hennig
hermani
John Herman
Herbstosaurus
Rafael Herbst
herreroi
Herrero
Herrerasaurus
Victorio Herrera
hervei
Dr. Francisco Herve, Chilean geologist
herzogi
Bavarian film-make Werner Herzog
Hewittia
Dr. J. Hewitt of the Albany Museum, Grahamstown, South Africa
hirschbergeri
county commissioner of Kusel, Dr. Winfried Hirschberger
hirschi
Dr. Karl F. Hirsch
hlavaci
Hlavac in the town of Chocen
hoffmanorum
Karen and Jim Hoffman
hoffstetteri
Robert Hoffstetter
Hofmeyria
J. H. Hofmeyer, South African minister of the interior and of education in the 1930’s
holgeri
Holger Lüdtke
hoglundi
Forrest Hogulund for his career in earth sciences and his philanthropic efforts
Hollanda
Holland family (Janice, Charles, Carl, and J.-P.)
hookeri
Dr. J. Hooker
hooleyi
Kurtis W. Hooley
hooleyi
Reginald W. Hooley
hopsoni
Dr. James A Hopson
horneri
Jack Horner
hottoni
Nicholas Hotton III of the United Museum of Natural History
houi
Professor Lian-Hai Hou
houi
Mr. Jinfeng Hou
Houornis
Dr. Hou Lianhai
howei
Kris Howe
Howesia
Prof. G. B. Howes
hoybergeti
Magne Høyberget of Mandal, Norway
hrynewichorum
George P. Hrynewich
huangi
Dong Huang, the director of Heyuan Museum
huangi
Mr. Zhao-Chu Huang of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP)
huberi
Philip Huber
huchzermeyeri
Late archosaur biologist, Dr. Fritz Huchzermeyer
hudae
daughter "Huda" of KADDUMI
huenei
Fredrich von Huene, (1875-1969), German paleontologist
Hueneus
Fredrich von Huene, (1875-1969), German paleontologist
hugii
Franz Joseph Hugi (1791-1855), the Swiss geologist and naturalist
hui
late young palaeontologist Yaoming Hu
hulkei
Marvel Comics, Hulk
hulkei
John Whittaker Hulke, renowned British palaeoherpetologist of the 19th century
Hulkepholis
John Whittaker Hulke, renowned British palaeoherpetologist of the 19th century
Hungerfordi/hungerfordorum
Hungerford Family
hunteri
Richard Hunter, Goolarabooloo Maja and Tradional Custodian for the Northern Tradition of the Song Cycle
hunti
Adrian P. Hunt
hutchisoni
Dr. J. Howard Hutchison
Hutegotherium
Dr. Hu Yaoming (1966-2008)
huxleyi
Thomas Henry Huxley
hydei
Dayton Hyde, founder of the Institute of Range and the American Mustang
Iberodon
Iberischen Halb-Insel, Estremadura Province, Central Portugal
ignaciobritoi
late Brazilian palaeontologist Ignacio M. Brito
ikoi
Mr. Ikoi Shibata
Ingridia
Ingrid Wellnhofer, wife of Peter Wellnhofer
Inostrancevia
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Inostrantsev (1843-1920), Russian Paleontologist
iordansyki
N. N. Iordansky
Irajatherium
Professor Iraja Damiania Pintos
isasii
Mr. Marcelo Issai, for his outstanding work in the last 25 years as a technician in palaeontology and discoveries
itaquii
Mr Jose Jerundino Machado Itaqui, one of the main actors behind the creation of CAPPA/UFSM
iturraldei
Dr. Manuel Iturralde-Vincent, distinguished Cuban geotectonists and palaeontologists
ivachnenkovi
paleontologist M. F. Ivachnenko
jablonskiae
Pat Jablonsky
jackae
Miss Jessie Jack
jacksoni
Professory Stanley Jackson
jacobsi
Professor Louis L. Jacobs
jaekeli
O. Jaekel
Jainosaurus
Sohan Jain for his contributions to Mesozoic vertebrate paleontology
Jakubsonia
O. L. Jakubson, the member of the Livny town Natural History and Local Lore Museum
janenschi
Werner Janensch (1878-1969), leader of the German Tendaguru expedition
jani
Dr. S. L. Jain
jaworowskorum
Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska and Zbigniew Jaworowski
jederi
Professor Jeffrey A. Wilson, jederi is a nickname for him, vertebrate paleontologist from the University of Michigan
jeffei
Byron Jeffe in recognition of his family’s support for the Mongolian Academy of Sciences-American Museum of Natural History Paleontological expedition
jeffi
Dr. Jeffery A. Wilson, Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan
jenkinsi
Late Farish A. Jenkins, Jr. (1940-2012)
jennyae
late Elfride Kellner, also known as Jenny
jenseni
James Jensen
jiai
Jia Zhen-Yan
jii
Prof. Ji Qiang
jimenezi
Dr. Emiliano Jimenez Fuentes
jimmadseni
late James H. Madsen, Jr
jimmysoyi
joy of Jim Clark (once his favorite Huizachal Canyon locality was lost forever)
jintasakuli
P. Jintasakul, Director of the Museum of Petrified Wood and Mineral Resources of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
johnsoni
Steve E. Johnson
jonesi
William R. (Bill) Jones, who for nearly two decades has graciously allowed the excavation of thise important fossils on his land
joseeae
Josee Michelle DeWaelheyns, mother of the discover
josai
Joan Josa
juddi
Jon Judde of Castle Dale, Utah
justinhofmanni
Justin Hofmann, a young boy from New Jersey, for his love of dinosaurs
kaalae
Mrs Sheena Kaal, collections manager for the Karroo vertebrates at the Iziko South African Museum, in recognition of the assistance she has provided to numerous researchers working on the collections of south African tetrapod’s in her care
kaayai
Dr. Charles Z. Kaaya
kabanovi
paleontologist K. Kabanov
kahleorum
Mr. Robert Kahle and his son, Mr. Adam Kahle, of Midland, Texas
kalandadzei
Russian paleontologist N. N. Kalandadze
kaltenbachi
James Kaltenbach
kangi
Mr. Kang Ximin, the director of the Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, China
Kannemeyeria
Dr. Daniel Rossouw Kannemeyer (1843-1925), the South African fossil collector
kapilimai
late Professor Saidi Kapilima, University of Dar es Salaam
karnoushenkoi
E. P. Karnoushenko
kateae
Kate Mickleson
keelberorum
Keebler Family of Billings, Montana
Keilhauia
Baltazar Mathias Keihau (1797-1858),
keni
Mr. Ken Hayashibara
Kennalestes
Professor Malcom C. McKenna (American Museum of Natural History)
Kennetheredium
Kenneth A. Kermack
keranjei
Mohammandi Keranje, who supervised the excavation
Kermackia
Kenneth A. Kermack
Kermackodon
Kenneth A. Kermack
Kersteni, kerstenae
Mrs. Olga Kersten
kevani
Kevan Seheehan
Keyseri
Andre W. Keyser
khaungraae
Khaung Ra
Khudiakovia
Saratov naturalist D. S. Khudyakov
kiddi
Nicolas Kidd
kielanae
Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska (1925-2015), world renowned Polish researcher
Kielanobaatar
Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska (1925-2015), world renowned Polish researcher
Kielanodon
Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska (1925-2015), world renowned Polish researcher
Kielantherium
Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska (1925-2015), world renowned Polish researcher
kierani
Kieran Davis
Kierani, kieranorum
O. Kieran, and B. Kieran
kimkraemerae
Kim Krämer, former technician at the Staaliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Germany
Kimurachelys
Marilyn Kimura
kingi
Professor King, of Kansas Wesleyan University at Salina
kiplingi
Rudyard Kipling, British novelist, author of 'The Jungle Book' amongst others and an important disseminator of natural sciences through literature, from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century.
kirpachi
Wesley Kirpach
kirtlingtonensis
Kirtlington, Oxfordshire County, England
Kitchingnathus
late James W. Kitching, a prominent South African palaeontologist
kitchingorum
Kitching family
klauseni
James Klausen
knopfleri
Mark Knopfler, (singer/songwriter of Dire Straits)
knudsenii
Knudsen family
kochi
Herrn Forstrathe (forset official?) Koch in Regensburg
kohi
Ting-pong Koh
kokeni
Ernst Koken
kolossovi
P. N. Kolosov
kooli
Mr. Richard Kool
Koolasuchus
Lesley Kool
kotanskii
Professor Zbigniew Kotanski
kozlowskii
Prof. Roman Kozlowski
kraineri
Karl Krainer
krambergeri
Dr. Dragutin Gorja-novic-Kramberger, great Croatian geologist, paleontologist, and paleoanthropologist, university professor and director of the Geological and Palaeontological Depatment of the National Museum in Zagreb,
krausei
David W. Krause
krebsi
Late Prof. B. Krebs, Berlin
Krebsophis
Prof. Dr. Bernard Krebs, Free University, Berlin
Krebsotherium
Late Prof. B. Krebs, Berlin
kriegsteini
Roman Kriegstein
kristiansenae
Lena Kristiansen
Krusatodon
late Dr. George Krusat
krusati
Dr. Georg Krusat, Berlin
Krzyzanowskisaurus
Stan Krzyzanowski
Kuehneodon
Walther Kühn, Walter Georg Kuehne, German Paleontologist
Kuehneon
Walther Kühn, Walter Georg Kuehne, German Paleontologist
Kuehneosaurus
Walther Kühn, Walter Georg Kuehne, German Paleontologist
Kuehneosuchus
Walther Kühn, Walter Georg Kuehne, German Paleontologist
Kuehneotherium
Walther Kühn, Walter Georg Kuehne, German Paleontologist
kuczynskii
Mr. Maciej Kuczynski
kugleri
Werner Kugler, private collector of Crailsheim
kuhnschnyderi
Prof. Dr. Emil Kuhn-Schnyder (1905-1994)
kuletae
Maria Kuleta
kurochkini
late Prof. Evgeny Kurochkin
kurtorgai
Russian paleontologist S. S. Kutorga
kusterae
Mrs. Selva Kuster
Kuttycephalus
Mr. T. S. Kutty of the Geological Studies Unit, Indian Statistical Institute
kyoungsookimi
Kyoung-Soo Kim
laaroussi
M. Laaroussi, a technician at Service de la Carte Geologique du Marco,
lafaurii
Gerard Lafaurie
lamegoi
geologist Alberto Ribeiro Lamego
Lamplughsaura
The late Pamela Lamplugh Robinson of University College, University of London, England
landeri
Mr. Alec B. Lander
Langeronyx
Brazilina paleontologist Max Cardos Langer,
langertoni
Sr. Langerton Neves da Cunha, "field-man" of Llewellyn Ivor Price
langhami
Peter Langham of Bridgport, Dorset, England
langstoni
Wann Langston
Langstonia
Wann Langston
laosiana
In reference to the Lao People
lapparenti
Albert F. de Lapparent, S.J.
Lapparentosaurus
Albert de Lapparent (1905---1975), French vertebrate paleontologist
larseni
Stig Larsen, PMO volunteer
larteti
Mr. Lartet
larkini
Nigel Larkin
lateefi
Mr. Syed Lateef, the keeper of the R & B Guesthouse, Rebbana, India
laurae
Dr. Eaton's daughter, Laura Eaton
lavinai
Dr. Ernesto Luiz Lavina, a Brazilian geologist
Lavocatchampsa
French researcher Rene Lavocat (1909-2007)
Lavocatia
French researcher Rene Lavocat (1909-2007)
Lavocatisaurus
French researcher Rene Lavocat (1909-2007)
lawanhungudui
Alhaji Lawan Bungundu, formerly Hon. Commissioner of Education, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
leali
Technician Mr. Juan C. Leal
leanzai
Dr. Hector Leanza, geo-paleontologist, colleague and friend, who informed us about the palaeontological riches of Cerro Leon, Picun Leufu, Neuquen Province, Argentina
Leavachia
Lieutenat John Leavach, a naturalist and collector
leedsi
Alfread Leeds, a quarry owner and amateur palaeontologist
leei
British artist Mr. A. J. Lee
leesi
Mr. A. Lee
lehmani
Dr. J. P. Lehman
Leidyosuchus
Joseph Leidy, American Paleontologist
Lenesornis
late Lev. A. NESOV
lengi
Mr. Gavin Leng
lentoni
Winton Shire mayor Graham Thomas 'Butch' Lenton
Leogorgon
Leonid P. Tatarinov
leonardii
Giuseppe Leonardi, who dedicated greater part of his life to the study of the reptile ichnofauna from northeastern Brazil
Leonardus
Giuseppe Leonardi, who dedicated greater part of his life to the study of the reptile ichnofauna from northeastern Brazil
Lessemsaurus
Donald Lessem, founder of the Dinosaur Society
lewisi
Mr. Arnold D. Lewis, stout companion of the trail, who patiently trained Jim Jensen in laboratory and field work
Leyesaurus
Leyes family, inhabitants of the small town Balde de Leyes, Caucete Department, San Juan Province, Northwestern Argentina
Leyesi, leyesorum
Leyes family from the small town of Balde de Leyes, Argentina
liae
Professor Jinling Li of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, China
ligabuei
Dr. Ginacarlo Ligabue, from Venezia, an active philanthropist, who supported the 1997 expedition to Patagonia
Ligabueino
Dr. Giancario Ligabue
lii
Dr. Li Da-Qing
lii
Li Jianjun
lii
Li Xiumei
lii
Mr Li Yutong (IVPP)
liliensterni
Hugo Rhuele von Lilienstern (1882-1946), German Paleontologist
Liliensternus
Hugo Rhuele von Lilienstern (1882-1946), German Paleontologist
limai
Murilo Rodolfo de Lima, Brazilian palaeontologist
limoae
Mrs. Mo Li
lindoei
M. L. Allan Lindoe, Preparator in Vertebrate Paleontology at the University of Alberta
Lingyuanosaurus
Lingyuan, Liaoning Province, China
lini
Mr. Lin Zhihong
liui
Jun Liu
liuyufengi
Mr. Liu Yu-Feng
livnensis
town of Livny, Oryol Region, European Central Russia
liweii
Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut
lockardi
Walter Lockard
lofgreni
Dr. Don Lofgren of the Raymond Alf Museum of the Webb Schools
Longosaurus
Robert A. Long
Longosuchus
Robert A. Long
lopezi
Spanish paleontologist Nieves Lopez
lopezmartinezae
Dr. Nieves Lopez-Martinez
lottorum
John Lott and Patricia Lott Kirkpatrick
louisae
Mrs. Louise Carnegie, wife of Andrew Carnegie
lovei
J. D. Love
lowei
Bill Rowe
lunai
Marcelo Luna, paleontologist and fossil preparator at the UNPSJB-PV
lucasi
Spencer G. Lucas
Lucasuchus
Spencer G. Lucas
luceria
Lucero of Memphis, Tennessee
liuae
Ms. Liu Jingyi
lui
Lu Jianhua
Luluichnus
late Paddy Roe OAM, who also went by the name Lulu. Roe was a Nyikina and Goolarabooloo Elder, and former Traditional Custodian and Maja (Law boss) for Jabirrjabirr, Ngumbarl, and Dgugun countres, the Northern and Southern tradition of the Song Cycle, and the dinosaurian tracks of the Broome Sandstone
lundi
Dr. Richard Lund
luoi
Zhe-Xi Luo
Lutkesaurus
Christian Frederich Luetken (1827-1902), Danish zoologist and paleontologist
Lydekkerina
British naturalist, geologist, Richard Lydekker
macalpini
Archie Justus MacAlpin, late geology professor at University of Notre Dame
macdonaldi
Jerry P. MacDonald, Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.A.
macdonaldi
Reid Macdonald
macedoi
Ubirajara Alves Macedo
marderi
Mr. J. W. Marder of Lyme Regis, England
macgillivrayi
Mr. Macgillivray during the voyage of the ‘Fly’
madseni
Scott Madsen
maggii
Jean-Pierre Maggi, mayor of Velaux, France
mahalanobisi
Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
maieri
Wolfgang Maier
maiseyi
Dr. John G. Maisey
makadii
Laszlo Makadi
Makowskia
Prof. Alexander Makowsky, professor at the former German Technical University in Brno (Czech Republic)
malcolmi
Dr. Malcolm C. McKenna
Maleevosaurus
Maleev
manazzonei
Prof. Rafael Manazzone, an amateur paleontologist who provided valuable data about Patagonian fossil localities, and assisted to several paleontological field trips
mandelai
Nelson Mandela, the first popularly elected leader of the Republic of South Africa
mansillaei
Mr. Juan Edwardo Mansilla, a technician at the Geology and Paleontology Museum of the National university of Comahue, Praque Natural Geo-Paleontologico Proyecto Dino, Barreales Lake
maoianus
Professor Mao Zhaoxi in Zhejiang University, who is the former director of Cultural Bureau of Zhejiang Province, China
Maraisaurus
Mr. Marais
Marchandi, marchandorum
Joseph Marchand, who sorted part of the material and discovered the holotype, and the Marchand family, owner of the Font-de-Benon quarry
Macgowania
Christopher McGowan
markjonesi
Mark Jones, a geologist
marsdeni
John Marsden
Marshosaurus
Othniel Charles Marsh
marshalli
Wayne Marshall of East Coulee, Alberta, Canada
Martharaptor
Martha Hayden
Martensius
Dr. Thomas Martens
martilli
Dr. David Martill
Martinavis
Larry D. Martin
martini
Mr. George Martin of Auburn Alabama
martinsoni
G. M. Martinson, the eminent specialist of Mesozoic freshwater and brackish-water mollusks
marywaltersae
Mrs. Mary Walters
massarae
Professor Judy Massare
Mastersonia
Mr. And Mrs. Thomas Masterson
masuiae
Mrs Masui Hamuro, wife of Toshikazu Hamuro
matleyi
Charles Alfred Matley, a pioneering British paleontologist working in India in the 1930’s
matsuoi
Hidekuni Matsuo, Professor Emeritus of Ehime University
matuastensis
Puesto El Matuasto, a herder's shed facilitated by the Cabaza family
Maubeugia
Dr. P. –L. Maubeuge
Mauriciosaurus
Mauricio Fernandez Garza
maxhechti
Max K. Hecht
mayi
William May
mayorum
Bill and Julie May of Norman, Oklahoma
masyutinae
Olga Masyutina
mccabei
Mr. James Ross McCabe
mcconelli
N. H. McConnell
mccreai
Roderick T. McCrea
mcgilli
Lewis McGill
mcintoshi
Jack McIntosh
mckennae
Malcolm McKenna
mechinorum
Patrick and Annie Mechin
mckennai
Professor Malcolm Carnegie Mckenna (1930-2008)
mckinziei
Mark McKinzie
mckinzieorum
Mr. Mark McKinzie and his family
mckinleyi
Bobby McKinley
mcmasterae
Lynne (McMaster) van der Reest
mechinorum
Patrick and Annie Mechin
meekerorum
Meeker family
meemannae
Dr Meemann Chang
Meemannodon
Dr. Meemann Chang
meieri
Dieter Meier
mengi
Meg Qingjin
mengeli
Robert Mengel
Merriamosaurus
John C. Merriam
mertensi
Michael Mertens of Schwaney, Westphalia, Germany
mesai/mesaorum
Daniel Mesa
Meurismetorum, meurismeti
Roland Meuris and Frans Smet
meyeri
German palaeontologist Hermann von Meyer
Meyerasaurus
German palaeontologist Hermann von Meyer
mezzalirai
Dr. Sergio Mezzalira, the researcher who collected and first mentioned the remains in the literature.
micmac
Micmac Indians of Nova Scotia
miessleri, miesslerorum
Miessler Family
Mierasaurus
Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco, Spanish cartographer and chief scientist for the 1776 Dominguez-Escalante Expedition: the first European Scientist to enter what is now Utah
mikikoi
Mikiko Yamaguch
Millsodon
late Professor J. R. E. Mills
Milnererpeton
Andrew R. Milner
Milneria
Andrew R. Milner
milnerae
Angela C. Milner
milneri
Angela C. Milner
minalmamar
Dutch amateur fossil collectors Jan and Annemarie van de Steeg; 'min al-mamar' meaing 'from the Alley' or 'corridor' in Arabic, both referring to the Dutch family name Van de Steeg
minchi
Paleontologist Maksim Georgievich Minikh
mindszentyae
Attila Osi's professor and advisor Andrea Mindszenty
Mineaui, mineauorum
Mr. Mineau and his family
mirandai
Francisco de Miranda, from whom the University of Coro
mittai
paleontologist V. V. Mitta
mlynarskii
Marian Mlynarski
modisei
late Gert Modise, a brilliant preparator of the Bernard Price Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
molnari
Ralph Molnar
monbaroni
Swiss geologist M. Monbaron
mohabeyi
Dr. D. M. Mohabey, Nagpur, GSI, India
mohoii
Joel Mohoi
moorei
Mr. Chris Moore
moreletii
French naturalist P. M. A. Morelet (1809-1892)
morenoi
Sr. Fidencio Moreno, of Huizachal, Tamaulipas, Mexico
morganorum
Morgan family of the Bamboeshoek Valley, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
motherali
Austin Motheral
Morturneria
Mort D. Turner
muddi
Kevin Mudd of Bridger, Montana
mudgei
Professor B. F. Mudge
mueckei
Prof. Stephen Muecke
muensteri
Graf Munster
muizoni
Christian de Muizon
mukanelai
Mr. Pepson Mukanela
munki
Wolfgang Munk (Formerly of the Staatliches Museum fur Naturkunde Karsruhe)
munozi
Jorge Munoz
muravyevi
geologist Ivan Stepanovick Murav-ev
murphi
The Earthwatch volunteer who discovered the holotype specimen. J. Murphy
murryi
Phillip A. Murry
musacchioi
The late Dr. Eduardo Musacchio, a model scientist and educator at the Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
mussetti
Dr. Frances Mussett
nataliae
Nataliya Berezina
Navajodactylus
Native American peoples (Navajo)
navajoi
Native American peoples (Navajo)
navae
William Roberto Nava
navesorum
Naves family
naylori
Dr. Bruce G. Naylor
Nedcolbertia
Edwin H. Colbert, one of the foremost dinosaur paleontologists of the twentieth century. Dr. Colbert is known as Ned to his friends
nelsoni
Charles Nelson
Nesovtriton
Lev Nesov
nestleri
Mr. Knut Nestler, citizen scientist from Chemnitz
nevesi
Dr. Iedo Batista Neves (deceased in 2000)
newmani
Charlie Newman
newmani
Kent Newman
newmanorum
Newman family, owners of Cross Hands Quarry, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Nesovbaatar
late Dr. Lev A. Nesov, from St. Petersburg University
Newtonella
Edwin Tully Newton, (1840-1930)
nichollsae
late Dr. Elizabeth L. Nicholls
Nichollsemys
late Dr. Elizabeth L. Nicholls
Nikkasaurus
Paleontologist Nikolai N. Kaladandadze
niui
Professor Shao-Wu Niu, for his contribution to geological research in the Changma Basin
nobilis
Late Russian paleornithologist Evgeny Kurochkin
noblei
Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation of Ardmore, Oklahoma
nopcsai
Hungarian palaeontologist Baron Ferenc Nopcsa
Norellius
Mark A. Norell
northropi
John “Jack” Northrop
Notleori, notleorum
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Notley, the owners of Sunnydown Farm Quarry
Notosollasia
Prof. William Johnson Sollas (1849-1936), British paleontologist
novasi
Dr. Frenando Novas, for his outstanding research on early dinosaur evolution
Nullotitan
Francisco E. Nullo
oberlii
Mr. Urs Oberli
obristi
Christian Obrist
ochagaviae
Sr. Valdor Ochagavia de Costa, prepardor do Setor de Paleovertebrates
ochevi
Paleozoologist and professor of Saratov State University, Vitalii Georgievich Ochev
okani
Okan Tuysuz, Turkish structural geologist
okeeffeae
Georgia O'Keeffe
okurai
Mr. Masatoshi Okura
olseni
Everett C. Olsen
olseni
P. E. Olsen
oomie
Professor James Kitching, called ‘oomie’ by many of his South African colleagues
orueetxebarriai
Xabier Orue-Etxebarria
osborni
Henry Fairfield Osborn
osmolskae
Halska Osmolska
orlovi
Paleontologist Academician Yu. A. Orlov
ostromi
John H. Ostrom
Ostromia
John H. Ostrom
ostrommaysorum
Dr. John Ostrom of Yale University for his ground breaking research on Deinonychus and its relationship to birds; and in honor of Chris Mays, president of Dinamation International Corporation, who is founding the Dinamation International Society set the stage for the research
Otschevia
paleontologist, V. G. Ochev
ottoi
Professor Otto
Owenetta
Richard Owen (1804-1892), British anatomist and Paleontologist
oweni
Richard Owen (1804-1892), British anatomist and Paleontologist
pabsti
Dr. Ben Pabst
pabsti
W. Pabst
Paceyodon
Dr. David Pacey
Padillasaurus
Dr. Carlos Bernardo Padilla Bernal (1957-2013), a paleontological enthusiast who lead the creation of the Centro de Investigaciones Paleontologicas of Villa de Leiva (Colombia)
palomoi
Salvador Palomo, technician of the Museo Municipal "Argentino Urquiza", Rincon de los Sauces, Neuquen
Pamelina
Dr. Pamela Lamplugh Robinson (1919-1994)
Pamelaria
Dr. Pamela Lamplugh Robinson (1919-1994)
pancheni
Alec L. Panchen
pandolfii
Mario Pandolfi, the preparator of the Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali “E. Cliffi”, Bergamo, Italy.
pani
Mr. Pan Liuan
pantyffnnonensis
Pant-y-ffynnon, South Wales.
Panzhousaurus
Panzhou City, Guizhou Province, China
paradasorum
Carlos Parada and his family, who have been always generous, helpful and supportive of our work in the Rincon de los Sauces area
parfeti
Chip Parfet of the Parfet Clay Pits
parringtoni
British paleontologist Dr. Francis Rex Parrington
Parrishia
J. Michael Parrish
Parrisia
David C. Parris, vertebrate paleontologist, geologist and natural history curator, New Jersey State Museum
Parringtoniella
Francis Rex Parrington, South African Paleontologist
Pascualgnathus
Rosendo Pascual, Argentine Paleontologist
patrichae
paleontologist Patricia Vickers-Rich
pattersoni
Anglo-American paleontologist Bryan Patterson (1909-1979)
pauli
Gregory S. Paul
Paulchoffatia
Paul Choffat (1849-1919), Swiss geologist and Paleontologist
Pechenae, pecheni
Dr. Ana Maria Pechen, Main head of the National University of Comahue (2002-2006), who supported the study of the dinosaur fossils in Neuquen Province, Patagonia
Pederpes
Peder Aspen
pengi
Late Peng Anbao, chief curator of the Pingxian Museum
pengi
Professor Peng Xiling
pepelui
Professor Jose Luis Sanz
Pepesuchus
ate Professor Jose Martin Suarez (known by his colleagues as Pepe)
pereirabdalorum
Lucille Pereira and Fernando Abdala
pereiraensis
Antoine Pereira, quarryman, owner of the quarry
perlei
Altangerel Perle
perrini
In honor of Prof. James Perrin Smith, (1864-1931)
Pervushovisaurus
Paleosponginologist E. M. Pervushov
peyeri
Late Prof. Bernhard Peyer
Philovenator
Dr. Philip J. ("Phil") Currie
Piatnitzkysaurus
Alejanddro Piatnitzky, Russian -born Argentine geologist
Pintosaurus
Dr. Iraja Damiani Pinto
Pisanosaurus
Juan A. Pisano, Argentine paleontologist
Piveteausaurus
Jean Piveteau (1899-1991)
placidoi
Dr. Placido Nuvens, Director of the Museu Paleontologico de Santana do Cariri, Ceara, Brazil
placidus
Placido Cidade Nuvens, who idealized, constructed, and supported the Museu de Santana do Cariri
poeschil
Roland Pöschl
ponomarenkoi
palaeontomologist Alexander G. Ponomarenko
portlocki
J. E. Portlock
powelli
Jaime E. Powell
Pradhania
Dhuiya Pradhan, a gifted fossil collector of ISI
prestwichi
Professor Prestwich
Pravoslavelvia
Pavel Aleksantrovich Pravoslavelev (1873-1941), Russian Paleontologis
pricei
Llewellyn Ivor Price, a very important vertebrate paleontologist
Pricesaurus
Llewellyn Ivor Price, a very important vertebrate paleontologist
pruitti
C. D. Pruitt
ptasynskii
Tadeusz Ptaszynski, paleontologist and geologist
Puertasaurus
Pablo Puerta
Puntanipterus
Puntanos, is the colloquial name for the inhabitants of the province of San Luis, Argentina
purdoni
Reverend D. W. Purdon
quenstedti
Friedrich August Quenstedt
querejazus
St. Roy Querejazu of Cochabamba, Bolivia
qiui
Prof. Qiu Zhanxiang
Quirogatherim
Juan C. Quiroga, pioneer of paleoneurological research in Argentina
rachelis
Raquel Lopez-Antonansas from the National Museum of Natural Sciences in Madrid
ragei
Jean-Claude Rage
rankini
Dr. D. R. Rankin
rankini
David O. Rankin of Big Water, Utah
ranzii
Professor Silvio Ranzi
Rautiania
Russian zoologist Aleksandr Sergeevich Rautian
readi
Mr. B. Read, former Principal of the Bensonvale Training School, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
recki
Hans Reck
Rectori, rectororum
Roger K. Rector and his Wife Betty. Mr. Rector
redenbacheri
Etymology: In honor of Redenbacher.
reedi
William Harlow Reed
regenti
Late Regent 'Lucas' Huma, Prof. Kitching's long-term fied assistant and friend
reginae
Frau Regine
reigi
Dr. Osvaldo Reig for his contribution to South American paleontology
Reigitherium
Osvaldo A. Reig, student of evolution and promoter of research on Mesozoic vertebrates in Argentina
reini
Dr. Johannes Justus Rein, a German geographer
Reiszorhinus
Robert R. Reisz
renestoi
Silvio Renesto
reshetovi
Dr. Valeri Reshetov, former leader of the Mongolian -Russian expedition team
reuili
Santiago Reuil
rezyyii
Anton S. Rezvyi
Riabininus
Anatolii Nikolaevich Riabinin
ribeiroae
Dr Ana Maria Ribeiro
ribeiroi
Luiz Carlos Borges Ribeiro, director of the Centro de Pesquias Paleontologicas Lewellyn Price
richardfoxi
Professor R. C. Fox
richardi
Richard David Kaiser, member of the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas,
Ricardoestesia
Richard Estes
Richardoestesia
Richard Estes
ricqlesi
Armand de Ricqles
Rileymillerus
Riley C. Miller
rineharti
Larry Rinehart, chief preparator of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History
rionegrina
Rio Negro Province of Argentin
ritchiei
Alex Rictchie
rixoni
late Mr. Arthur Rixon
Roberthoffstetteria
Robert Hoffstetter, French Paleontologist
robinsonae
Dr. Pamela L. Robinson, Department of Zoology, University College (London University)
rochei
comic book artist Nick Roche
roemeri
Friedrich Adolph von Roemer
rogersi
Raymond R. Rogers
rogersorum
Richard and Jenny Rogers, owners of the farm Barendskraal, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
rolfei
W. D. I. Rolfe, National Museum of Scotland
romanovi
geologist V. V. Ramanov
romerali
Amando Romeral
Romeria
Alfred Sherwood Romer (1884-1973)
roseae
Rose Letwin from Seattle
rosarioae
Rosario Gomez-Nunez
rosenfeldi
Dr. Corrado Rosenfeld
rosinae
I. Rosin
rothgaengeri
Monika Rothgaenger
Rothia
Dr. Robert Roth of the Humble Oil and Refining Company
ronchii
Ausoni Ronchi (University of Pavia)
rougieri
Dr. Guillermo W. Rougier
Rougietherium
Dr. Guillermo W. Rougier
Rusconiodon
Carlos, Rusconi, Argentine Palaeontologist
rowei
Norman Douglas Rowe
Roxochampsa
Mathias da Oliveria Roxo
roxyneake
Brigitte Rozynek
roychowdhurii
D. Roy Chowdhuri, for his outstanding research on the Triassic vertebrate faunas of India
roychowdhurii
Prof. Tapan Roy Chowdhurry
royoi
Jose Royo y Gomez (1895-1961), a Spanish palaeontologist
Rubidgea
Dr. S. H. Rubidge
rubidgei
Dr. S. H. Rubidge
Rubidgina
Dr. S. H. Rubidge
Ruehleia
Hugo Ruhle von Lilienstern of Bedheim
ruessi
young artists, poet, naturalist and explorer Everett Ruess (1914-1934), who mysteriously disappeared in 1934 while exploring southern Utah
rusconii
Carlos Rusconi (1898-1969), a naturalist who worked extensively in Mendoza Province and was Director of the Museum of Natural Sciences
Rusconiodon
Carlos Rusconi (1898-1969), a naturalist who worked extensively in Mendoza Province and was Director of the Museum of Natural Sciences
russelli
Dale Russell
russellorum
Drs. D. Sigogneau-Russell, and D. Russell
Russellosaurus
Dale Russell
ruthae
Mrs. Ruth Romer, Dr. Alfred Romer’s wife
Ruthenosaurus
Gallic regional tribe, Ruthenie
sabathi
Karol Sabath (1963-2007)
Saevesoederberghia
Swedish paleontologist Gunnar Save-Soderbergh
sachicarum
Los Sachicas, Colombia, the name of the indigent inhabitants of the region where the specimen was found
sahlsteini
Arthur Sahlstein
salerii
Mr. Salero, owner of the land
salleei
Hilmar Sallee
salomoni
Hans Michael Salomon
sampsoni
Scott D. Sampson
samueli
Mr. Sigmund Samuel, a trustee and benefactor of the Royal Ontario Museum
Sahnitherium
Professor Ashok Sahni, a leader in the field of vertebrate paleontology in India
santosi
Jose Joaquim dos Santos
sanzi
Jose Luis Sanz, Madrid, for his studies of Spanish Dinosaurs
sanziuami
Jose Luis Sanz, vertebrate paleontologist, and professor at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM)
Sarahsaurus
Sarah (Mrs Ernest) Butler, whose broad interest in the arts, the sciences and medicine have enriched Texas
satoi
Mr. Masahiro Sato
saueri
late Kenneth P. Sauer, vertebrate paleontology graduate student at the University of Oklahoma
sauvagei
19th century palaeontologist Henri Emile Sauvage (1842-1917)
scarfi
After artist/cartoonist Gerald Scarfe
schaefferi
Dr. Bobb Schaeffer (1913-2004), former Curator of Fossil Fishes at the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History
schneideri
Thomas Schneider
schutzi
Herr Emil Schutz of Neunkirch
schweitzerae
Mary Higby Schweitzer
Scipionyx
Scipione Breislak
Schilleria
Dr. Robert Schiller, Chief Scientist for Grand Teton National park
schlegelii
Dutch zoologist H. Schlegel (1804-1884)
schmidti
David F. Schmidt
schneideri
Vince Schneider (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences)
Schowalteria
D. B. (Tim) Schowalter
schrani
American entrepreneur Adam Schran for his support of this research.
Schroederorum/ schroederori
Schroeder family
schuberti
Mr. Siegfried Schubert
schultzei
Dr. Hans-Peter Schultze
schultzi
Dr. Hans-Peter Schultze
schultzi
Dr. Cesar Leandro Schultz, professor at the Universidade Federal do Rio Gande do Sul (UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil)
schumanni
William R. Schurmann
schweitzerae
Mary Higby Schweitzer
sciuttoi
Dr. J. C. Sciutto
scottae
Diane Scott, preparator at the Reiszlab, Mississauga, University of Toronto
sedgwickii
Adam Sedgwick
Seeleyosaurus
Harry Govier Seeley (1839-1909), British paleontologist
senkowiczowae
Hanna Senkowiczowa
sennikovi
Paleontologist A. G. Sennikov
sergeii
Sergei Krasnolutskii
sertichi
Joseph Sertich
sethi
ancient Egyptian god Seth
sethnai
Prof. S. F. Sethna
shahinae
M. Shahin for her contributions to the foundation of the Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Center (MUVP)
shackletoni
British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton
shakai
King Shaka Zulu (c. 1787-1828), leader of the Zulu nation
sharovi
Aleksandr Grigorevich Sharov
Sharovipteryx
Aleksandr Grigorevich Sharov
shawcrossi
Grian Shawcross
sheddi
Emmett Shedd
shepardi
Dr. Richard Shepard
shikamai
late Professor Tokio Shikama
shilleri
Thomas Shiller
shiluutulensis
Shiluut Ula Locality, Umunugovi Aimag, Mongolia
shinyae
Ms. Akiko Shinya, Chief Fossil Preparato at the Fidle Museum
Sikannisuchus
Sikanni Chief River, British Columbia Province, Canada
shintoni
John Shinton
Shokawa
Shokawa, Gifu Prefecture, Honsu Island, Japan
Shuvosaurus
Sankar Chatterjee’s son Shuvo
siefkeri
Mr. Siefker
sigogneaurussellae
Dr. Denise Sigogneau-Russell, specialist on early Mammals and with her husband, Dr. Donald Russell
sirigui
A young friend Ilario Sirigu, who discovered the outcrop. Tragically, Ilario passed away suddenly in the winter of 2003
sibbicki
John Sibbick
siberi
Hans-Jakob 'Kirby' Siber, b. 1942, doctor honoris causa of the University of Zurich, Switzerland
sigogneauae
Dr. D. Sigogneau-Russell
silantjevi
V. V. Silantjev, V.V. Silant’ev, a Russian Paleontologist
Sillosuchus
William Sill
simonattoi
Sergio Simonatto
simpsoni
late Professor George Gaylord Simpson
Simpsonodon
late Professor George Gaylord Simpson
sirindhornae
Son Altesse, Royal Princess of Thailand
skarzynskii
Mr. Wojciech Skarzynski
skinneri
Alex J. Walter Skinner
skrbinensis
village of Skrbina, north-northwest of Komen, Slovenia
skutchi
Dr. Alexander F. Skutch, an eminent ornithologist
Slaughteri
Dr. Robert (Bob) H. Slaughter
Slaughteria
Dr. Robert (Bob) H. Slaughter
Slavoia
Sulimski's late brother, Slawoi
Sloanbaatar
Dr. Robert E. Sloan
sloani
C. Sloan
sloani
Dr. Robert E. Sloan
slobodae
Wendy Sloboda
smalli
Brian Small
Smisseni, smissenorum
Smissen family, Carl and Joan van der Smissen
smithi
Roger M. H. Smith
sondalensis
Sondala River, Leningrad Oblast/Region, European Russia
songae
Rufeng Song
sonsalla
Donald and Margaret Sonsalla
Sophineta
Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska
sopozkoi
G. A. Sopots'ko, a geologist, teacher, supervisor of the clug of young geologists of Orsk
Soumyasaurus
Sankar Chattejee to honor his elder son Soumya
spielbergi
Steven Spielberg
Spinarerpeton
Prof. Z. V. Spinar (Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University in Prague)
spinari
Z. V. Spinar, Czech paleoherptoloigst
spixi
Bavarian Zoologist Johann Baptist von Spix (1781-1826)
stadtmani
Kenneth Stadtman, curator of the BYU Earth Science Museum
Staffia
German geologist and palaeontologist of Hans von Staff (1883-1915)
stageri
late David C. Stager, vertebrate paleontologist, New Jersey naturalist, historian, and the geology librarian at Princeton University’s Guyot Hall
stardusti
fictional character Ziggy Stardust, honoring the deceased artist David Bowie
Starkorum, starki
Stark family, the owner of the Quarry Stark, District of Eichstatt, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany
starkovi
Alexey Starkov for his generous assistance and contribution to the study of Early Cretaceous vertebrates of Transbaikalia
steenae
Margaret Clair Steen Brough
Sternbergi
George F. Sternberg
sternbergia
George F. Sternberg
steinbergeri
Sepp Steinberger
steini
Walter W. Stein
stephensi
Robert E. 'Short' Stephens of Augusta, Montan
sternbergi
R. M. Sternberg
stewarti
Sir Ronald Steward, Bt., the retired chairman of the London Brick Company Limited, in grateful recognition of the generous cooperation which his Company has long afforded the British Museum [Natural History]
Stahleckeria
Dr. Rudolph Stahlecker, German Paleontologist
stocki
Dr. Chester Stock
stokesi
William Lee Stokes
Stokesosaurus
Professor William Lee Stokes
Storchodon
German palaeomammalogist Gerhard Storch (1939-2017)
straeleni
Professor Victor Van Straelen
striegeli
Mr. Adam Striegel
Stangerochampsa
Stranger Family, owners of the ranch
strongorum
Richard and Donna Strong
suarezarum
Dr. Celina and Marina Suarez
suchockii
Larry Suchocki, senior laboratory technician, Midwestern University
sukhanovi
Dr. Vladimir B. Sukhanov
sullivani
Robert M. Sullivan
sumini
paleontologist D. Sumin
Suminia
Paleontologist D. L. Sumin
sunae
Professor Ai-Lin Sun, for her great contribution to Chinese vertebrate fossils
Sungeodon
Prof. Dr. Sun Ge, of Jilin University
suni
Mr. Zheyuan Sun
sungei
Sun Ge
suni
Professor Sun Gee of Jilin University, China
Susisuchus
Susanne Henssen
suteethorni
Varavudh Suteethorn, of the Department of Mineral Resources Bangkok
Suteri, suterorum
Richard and Jon Suter
suzukii
Mr. Tadashi Suzuki
swiboldae
Susanne Swibold
swinnertoni
Professor Henry Hurd Swinnerton,
szalayi
F. S. Szalay
tagorei
Rabindranath Tagore India’s most famous poets
Tamaulipasaurus
Tamaulipas, Mexico
tani
Prof. Tan Lin
tanneri
N. Eldon Tanner, first counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
taqueti
Philippe Taquet
tatarinovi
Leonid P. Tatarinov
Tatenectes
Marion and Inez Tate, founders of the Tate Museumi n Casper, Wyoming in 1980
taylori
Micheal A. Taylor
taylori
William Taylor
tchernovi
late Professor Eitan Tchernov
Tchingisaurus
Genghis Khan
temertyorum
James and Louise Temerty for thier outstanding service and contributions to the Royal Ontario Museum
Temujin
Mongolian name of the world conqueror Genghis Khan
Tengae, tengai
Ms Fanggang Teng
teresae
Prof. Teresa Maryanaska
teruzzii
Giorgio Teruzzi, curator of the palaeontological section of the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Teviornis
Victor Tereschenko, paleontologist at the PIN
thalerius
Louis Thaler, of the l’Universite des Sciences et Techinques de Montpellier, France
theotonicus
Theotonon Beles Xavier
thirakhupti
Dr. Kumthorn Thirakpt
Thomasia
Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (1858-1929), English Zoologist and scholar of mammals
Thompsonae/thompsoni
Mrs. W. Thompson
thompsoni
Richard Thompson
thorbjarnarsoni
Dr. John Thorbjarnarson
Tichvinskia
Prof. Yevgenia Ivanova Tikhvinskaya (1901-1976), Russian Geologist
Timimus
Timothy Rich and Timothy Flannery
toevsi
Art Toevs
tolani
Steve Tolan of the Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust (Mfuwe, Luangwa Valley, Zambia)
tolentinoi
Mr. Tolentino Flores Marafiga (Aqua Negra Locality, Sao Martinho da Serra City, Ro Grande do Sul State) Brazil
tomidai
Dr. Yukimitsu Tomida
tommasinii
Podesta of Trieste, Cavaliere Tommasini
topwilsoni
George "Top" Wilson
Tornieria
Gustav Tornier, (1859-1938), German paleontologist
trautscholdi
Geologist H. Trautschold
trinquei
Lance Trinque
trofimovi
Trofimov
Trouessarti
Edouard Louis Trouessart (1842-1927), German zoologist
Tugrigbaatar
Toogreg Beds, Gobi Desert, Mongolia
turnbullorum
the late Mrs. Priscilla Turnbull and her husband, Dr. William Turnbull
turneri
Van Turner
Turneria
Mort D. Turner
Tutusius
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
tverdochlebovae
Geologist G. I. Tverdokhlebova
tsybini
Yu. I. Tsybin
ulanovi
geologist E. I. Ulanov
uliana
late Miguel Angel Uliana
umarumohammedi
Colonel Umaru Alhji Mohammed, formerly Military Governor of Sokoto State, Nigeria
umayorum
Mayo family for their hospitality during fieldwork at the 'La Flecha' ranch, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina.
underwoodi
Garth Underwood
untermannorum
Billie Rupel Untermann and George Ernest Untermann Jr.
Unwindia
Dr. David Unwin
vacanti
Renaud Vacant
Valentinella
Xavier Valentin (University of Poitiers, France)
vladimiri
Paleoichthyologist Vladimir Mashin
valifanovi
Vladimir A. Alifanov, research scientist of PIN
Vallesaurus
Late Professor Valle
Vancleavea
Philip VanCleave, park service naturalist who collected the specimen in the Petrified Forest National Park
vanderveldei
Rene Vandervelde, who started Korite International
varneri
Daniel Varner
vatagini
Russian animal painter V. A. Vatagin
Vaughnictis
Peter Vaughn
venieri
Umberto Venier
Venyukovia
Pavel Nikolayevich Venyukov (1856-1916), a Russian Paleontologist and Geologist
verzilini
Prof. Nikita N. Verzilin
vignaudi
Dr. Patrick Vignaud (Universite de Poitiers, France)
vilsoni
Mr. Vilson Greinert
vincei
M. Vince
Vinceria
Martin Vince, Argentine fossil hunter and Bonaparte’s preparator
Vinialesaurus
town of Vinales, in western Cuba
violantei
Enzo Violante, owner of the farm
Vitalia
Vitaliy Georgiyevich Ochev, Russian
vivianae
Vivian Jones, co-discoverer of all the important Late Jurassic fossil localities on the Uncompahgre Unwarp, Colorado
Volkheimeria
Wolfgang Volkheimer
vremiri
Matyas Vremir, geologist from Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Wachtlerosaurus
Michael Wachtler
Wadiasaurus
Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia (1883-1969), Indian Geologist, National Professor to the Research program of Geological Studies, Indian Statistical Unit, India
wadleighi
Mr. Chris Wadleigh,
Wahlisaurus
William (Bill) Wahl
waldmani
Dr. Michael Waldman, co-discoverer of the Cladach a'Ghlinne locality (together with the late Prof. R. J. G. Savage)
walkeri
Cyril A. Walker
walkeri
Mr. William J. Walker
walkeri
Myrl V. Walker, of Fort Hays, Kansas
Walkersaurus
Alick D. Walker
Walteria
Alex J. Walter Skinner
wangi
Mr. Wang Qiuwu
wangi
Mr Tao Wang
wangi
Mr. Wang Jun
wangi
Yuan Wang
Wangosaurus
Prof. Xin-Ping Wang
Wannchampsus
Wann Langston Jr
Wannia
Dr. Wann Langston, Jr., Proferssor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin
wannlangstoni
Wann Langston Jr
Wareolestes
Dr. Martin Ware
warreni
David Warren
watsoni
Prof. David Meredith Seares Watson (1886-1973), British paleontologist
Watsoniella
Prof. David Meredith Seares Watson (1886-1973), British paleontologist
wattsi
Keith Watts, who discovered the type specimen and donated it to the Queensland Museum in 1974
Webbsaurus
Webb Schools, Claremont, Los Angeles County, California
Webererpeton
V. N. Weber, a prominent Russian geologist
wegneri
Thomas Wegner, palaeontologist
weii
Mr. C. M. Wei of the Paleontological Division, Institute of Science, Bureau of Petroleum of Sinkiang, China
Weigeltisaurus
Weigelt
weintraubi
Robert L. Weintraub
Wellnhoferia
Dr. Peter Wellnhofer, Chief Curator Emeritus, Bayerische Staatssammlung fur Palaontolgoie und historische Geologie, Munch
wellesi
Samuel P. Welles
wensaai
Tommy Wensas, PMO volunteer
westmani
Mr. Hauptmann H. Westman
westphali
F. Westphal
wetherilli
late John Withal of Kayenta, Arizona
whetstonei
K. H. Whetstone
Whaitsia
Rev. John H. Whaits (1870-1947)
whitei
Richard S. White
whitmorei
Dr. Frank Whitmore
wiblei
Dr. John R. Wible
wiedenrothi
Mr. Karl Wiedenroth
wiedenrothi
Kurt Wiedenroth, the amateur fossil hunter
wildi
Rupert Wild (Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart), Germany
willetti
Edgar W. Willett
williamparkeri
Bill Parker
williamsi
Mr Scott Williams
williamsi
Jesse Williams
willisi
Dr. Paul Willis
willodenensis
Willodene farm, Western Cape Province, South Africa
wilsoni
Jack Wilson
wimani
Carl Wiman, Swedish paleontologist
Wimanius
Prof. Dr. Carl Wiman (1867-1944) of the University of Uppsala (Sweden)
windhauseni
Anselmo Windhausen for his contribution to the geological knowledge of the Neuquen basin
windscheffeli
Wally Windscheffle
wingatensis
Fort Wingate, McKinley County, New Mexico
winhtini
Mr. Win Htin
winkelhorsti
Herman Winkelhorst
winkleri
Dr. Dale Winkler
witmeri
Lawrence M. Witmer
witteni
Dr. Karen Witten
woehri
Daniel Woehr, amateur collector of fossils
wolvaardti
Frederik Petrus Wolvaardt
woodburnei
Michael O. Woodburne
woodi
S. L. Wood
woodi
Stan Wood
woutersi
Monsieur Georges Wouters
Woutersia
Monsieur Georges Wouters
wui
Professor Wu Qicheng
wui
Dr. X.-C. Wu
Wukongopterus
Sun Wukong (the Monkey King), one of the most famous and beloved fictional characters of the classical Chinese literature
Wumengosaurus
"Wumeng Mountain", Panxian County, Guizhou Province, China
Wyleyia
J. F. Wyley
wyliei
Mr. Wylie J. Tuttle, grandsont of Mr. and Mrs. Lee B. foster, in recognition of Mr. and Mrs. Foster's generous support of the scientific research and collections activities at Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Xiao
Xiao Jian
Xiaotingia
Zheng Xiaoting
xiaotaizicus
Xiaotazi, Jianchang County, Liaoning Province, China
xiei
Mr. Xie Jinggou
xiei
Mr. Shuhun Xie
Xinghaiornis
Xinghai Square in Dalian, China
xui
Xu Xin
yadagirii
Dr. P. Yadagiri, Senior Geologist of the Geological Survey of India
yaemniyomi
Sudham Yaemniyom, former geologist of the Department of Mineral Resources, Gangkok
Yangavis
Chinese palaeontologist Zhongjian Yang (also known as Chung Chein Young)
yangi
Mr. Yang Qiang
yangi
Professor Yang Yandong, Chairman of the Bohai University, Liaoning Province, China
yangi
Mr. Yang Shurui
yangi
Seong-Young Yang, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, South Korea
yangi
Yang Zhongjian
yaomingi
Dr. Hu Yaoming (1966-2008)
Yasykovia
Geologist and palaeontologist P. M. Yasyko
yasykovi
Geologist and palaeontologist P. M. Yasyko
Yehguia
Yeh Xiangkui, the China's preeminent paleochelonologist
Yermakia
Siberia Ermak Timofeevich (?-1585)
Yikezhaogia
Yike Zhao, Chinese name for Mongolian Ih Ju Meng, administrative unit occupying the Ordos (desert south of the Yellow River Band), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
youngi
Yang Zhong-Jian (C.C. Young, Chung-Chien Young)
youngteilhardorum
C. C. Young and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Yuanjiawaornis
Yuanjawa, Chaoyang County, Liaoning Province, China
Yumenornis
Yumen" is derived from the name of the city near the fossil locality, Kansu (Gansu) Province,
Yuanotherium
Yuan Fuli who was a pioneer Chinese geologist and paleontologist
Yunnania
Yunnan Province, China
Yunnanodon
Yunnan Province, China
zambellii
Dr. Rocco Zambelli (Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali in Bergamo Italy)
Zanabazar
Zanabazar (1635-1723), the first Bogd Gegen of Mongolia
Zangerlia
Dr. Rainer Zangerl
zanoni
late R. T. Zanon
zanellai
Angelo Zanella
Zapatadon
Emiliano Zapata, defender of the campesinos
Zby
Russian-French paleontologist Georges Zbyszewski (1909-1999)
zdanskyi
Otto Karl Josef Zdansky Austrian Paleontologist
Zerbstori, zerbstorum
late Leonard Zerbst, Arlene Zberst and their family
Zhangheotherium
Zhang He
zhangi
Shuancheng Zhang
zhangi
Prof. Zhang Wentang
zhaoi
Zhao Dayu
zhaoi
Professor Zhao Xijin for his contribution to the dinosaur research in Guangxi
zhaoianus
Zhao Limin
zhaoianus
Zhao Zijin
zhengi
Professor Zheng Zuoxin
zhengi
Mr. Xiaoting Zheng
zhengi
Chinese ornithologist Zheng Guangmei
Zhangolestes
Mr. Zhang Pulin
zheni
Dr. Zhen Shuonan
Zhenyuanlong
Mr. Zhenyuan Sun
Zhenyuanopterus
Mr. Sun Zhenyuan
zhenyuensis
Zhenyu Li
Zhongjianosaurus
Yang Zhongjian (C.C. Young)
zhoui
Late paleontologist Zhou Mingzhen (Chow Minchen).
Zhouornis
Dr. Zhou Zhonghe
Zhuchengtyrannus
Zhucheng City, Shandong Province, China
zhuiana
Ms Zhu Haifen
zhuravlevi
K. I. Zhuravlev
Zinnosaurus
H. Zinn, technical assistant who accompanied Boonstra on collecting trips
zitteli
Alfred von Zittel
ziverzi
Jadwiga Zvierz
Zofiabaatar
Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Polish paleontologist
Zofialestes
Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Polish paleontologist
zoui
Zou Jiahua, vice-premier of China
Zulmasuchus
Zulma Gasparini
Zuolong
Zuolong refers to Genral Zuo Zongtang (also known as General Tsao)