Mario Costa Barberena (17 April 1934 – 16 December 2013) was a Brazilian

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Biography

He graduated in Natural History at the

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(1956–1959). He completed his doctorate at

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, in

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paleontology Paleontology, also spelled as palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of the life of the past, mainly but not exclusively through the study of fossils. Paleontologists use fossils as a means to classify organisms, measure ge ...

(1977–1978). He was lecturer at the

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in 1974. The genus '' Barberenachampsa'' is named after him. Has contributed considerably to the Paleorrota

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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 {{brazil-academic-bio-stub