Antonin Fritsch
| Antonin Fritsch | |
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| Born |
June 30, 1832 Prague |
| Died |
November 15, 1913 Prague |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Fields | paleontology |
| Institutions | Charles University, National Museum in Prague |
| Known for | contributions on the field of permo-carboniferous ecosystems |
Antonin Fritsch (Czech: Antonín Jan Frič, June 30, 1832 – November 15, 1913) was a Czech paleontologist, biologist and geologist, living during the Austria–Hungary era. Professor at the Charles University and later became director of the National Museum in Prague. He became famous for his contributions on the field of Permo - Carboniferous ecosystems.
He also became known for finding fossils once attributed to dinosaurs - Albisaurus albinus and Ponerosteus exogyrarum and so far the only pterosaur known from the Czech Republic, Cretornis hlavatschi. The pterosaur was small with a wingspan of about 1.5 m and lived in the Turonian.
The first true dinosaur known from the Czech Republic was discovered 90 years after Fritsch's death (in 2003). It is a small ornithopod of Cenomanian age.[1]
Fritsch received the Lyell Medal from the Geological Society of London in 1902.[2]
References
- ↑ http://app.pan.pl/archive/published/app50/app50-295.pdf
- ↑ "The Geological Society of London" The Times (London). Monday, 24 February 1902. (36699), p. 6.
External links
Media related to Antonín Frič at Wikimedia Commons- Works by or about Antonín Frič at Internet Archive
- Works by or about Antonin Fritsch in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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