Juan Tavera (1917–1991) was a Chilean geologist and paleontologist. His most important work was on the marine invertebrate fossils of the formations of Algarrobo, Arauco and Navidad.[1] Tavera's work contributed to an increased understanding of the stratigraphy of Chile, for example by defining Ranquil Formation in 1942.[2]
Juan Tavera | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1917 |
| Died | 1991 |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Citizenship | Chile |
| Known for | Study of the formations of Navidad, Arauco and Algarrobo |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology, paleontology |
| Institutions | University of Chile Departamento de Minas del Estado |
Along with Charles Darwin, Juan Brüggen and Gustav Steinmann he is one of the prominent geologists to have studied Navidad Formation in Central Chile.[3]
The species Paulckella taverai is named after him.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Museo geológico:Paleontología". Sernageomin.cl. National Geology and Mining Service. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ García A., Floreal (1968). Ceccioni, Giovanni (ed.). El Terciario de Chile Zona Central (in Spanish). Santiago de Chile: Ediorial Andrés Bello. pp. 25–57.
- ^ Rubilar R., Alfonso (2014), "ERNESTO PÉREZ D'ANGELO, 1932-2013: Obituario, bibliografía y una lista de los taxones por él descritos", Andean Geology (in Spanish), 41 (1), doi:10.5027/andgeoV41n1-im
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