Altangerel Perle

This is a Mongolian name. The given name is Perle, and the name Altangerel is a patronymic, not a family name. The subject should be referred to by the given name.
Altangerel Perle
Born 1945 (age 70–71)
Mongolia
Occupation Palaeontologist

Altangerel Perle (born 1945) is a Mongolian palaeontologist.

He is employed at the National University of Mongolia.[1] He has described species such as Goyocephale lattimorei, Achillobator giganticus and Erlikosaurus andrewsi. He has been honored by Polish palaeontologist Halszka Osmólska, who named the species Hulsanpes perlei after him.

References

  1. ↑ Griffin, Mary (23 April 2007). "Have a dinosaur skull, will travel". thisisdorset.net. Retrieved 2 June 2009.



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