Mario Costa Barberena (17 April 1934 – 16 December 2013) was a Brazilian
paleontologist.
Biography
He graduated in ''Natural History'' at the
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (''Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul'') in 1956 to 1959. He completed his doctorate at
Harvard University, in Stratigraphic and Paleontology (1977–1978). He was lecturer at the
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (''Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul'') in 1974.
The genus ''
Barberenachampsa
''Proterochampsa'' is a genus of proterochampsid archosauromorph from the Late Triassic (Carnian) Cancha de Bochas Member of the Ischigualasto Formation in the Ischigualasto-Villa Unión Basin in northwestern Argentina and the Alemoa Member of t ...
'' is named after him. Has contributed considerably to the
Geopark of Paleorrota.
References
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)
Brazilian paleontologists
Harvard University alumni
1934 births
2013 deaths
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul alumni
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