Atílio Munari (1901 – 19 October 1941) was a Brazilian paleontologist.

Biography

Munari was born in Santa Maria,

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. He lived near the Sanga da Alemoa, and when he was 14 years old, he lived with the scientist H. Lotz, a

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, who taught him to collecting and preparing fossils. Many of the fossils collected by him, are now in

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and Santa Maria. Helped a lot of paleontologists who visited the city of Santa Maria. Has contributed considerably to the

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of Paleorrota. In his honor, the city of Santa Maria, received the Atilio Munari street. He was buried in ''São José Cemetery'', near where he was collecting fossils.

References

* 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 1901 births 1941 deaths People from Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul {{brazil-academic-bio-stub