Rodolfo Aníbal Coria (born in

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June 1, 1959), is an

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. He is best known for having directed the field study and co-naming of ''

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'' (possibly the world's largest land animal ever) in 1993, and '' Giganotosaurus'' (one of the largest known terrestrial carnivores), in 1995 among other landmark

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n dinosaurs, including '' Mapusaurus'', '' Aucasaurus'', and '' Quilmesaurus''. He is a member of the Argentine Paleontological Association,

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and

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He was a leading researcher at the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum, in

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, director of the Museo Carmen Funes in Plaza Huincul (

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), from its opening in 1984 until 2007, when he joined the National Research Council of Argentina. He and his work were featured in the movie '' Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia'' (2007) and the BBC Horizon documentary ''Extreme Dinosaurs'' (2000). Below is a list of taxa that Coria has contributed to naming:

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External links

BBC Interview of Rodolfo Coria
Argentine paleontologists Argentine curators 1959 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Directors of museums in Argentina {{paleontologist-stub