Mathilde Dolgopol de Sáez (6 March 1901 – 29 June 1957) was an Argentinian vertebrate

paleontologist Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of foss ...

. She has “the distinction of being the first female vertebrate paleontologist in Latin America.”

Biography

Mathilde Dolgopol de Sáez was born on 6 March 1901 in

La Plata La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. According to the , it has a population of 654,324 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 787,294 inhabitants. It is located 9 kilometers (6 miles) inland from ...

, Argentina. After completing her schooling, she continued her higher studies at

La Plata Museum The La Plata Museum ( es, Museo de la Plata) is a natural history museum in La Plata, Argentina. It is part of the (Natural Sciences School) of the UNLP (National University of La Plata). The building, long, today houses 3 million fossils and ...

. In 1927 she did her doctoral thesis on invertebrate paleontology under the mentorship of

Ángel Cabrera Ángel Cabrera (; born 12 September 1969) is an Argentine professional golfer who has played on both the European Tour and PGA Tour. He is known affectionately as ''"El Pato"'' in Spanish ''("The Duck")'' for his waddling gait. He is a two-time ...

(1879-1960), who came from Spain, served as head of the department of paleontology in the museum. She later started her professional career at the

. The major part of her research was conducted between 1927 and 1940. Her research publications were mainly focused on fossil fish and birds. She died in La Plata on 29 June 1957.

Legacy

The

Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recent" ...

owl '' Yarquen dolgopolae'' was named in honor of de Sáez in 2023.

References

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