List of paleontologists

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This is a list of notable paleontologists who have made significant contributions to the field of paleontology. Only paleontologists with biographical articles in Wikipedia are listed here.

A

Othenio Abel

• Othenio Abel (Austria, 1875-1946)
• William Abler (United States)
• Karel Absolon (Czech Republic, 1877-1960)
• Louis Agassiz (Switzerland / United States, 1807-1873)
• Emiliano Aguirre (Spain, 1925-2021)
• Per E. Ahlberg (Sweden)
• Gustava Aigner (Austria, 1906-1987)
• Luis Alcalá (Spain)
• Truman H. Aldrich (United States, 1848-1932)
• Richard Aldridge (England, 1945-2014)
• Annie Montague Alexander (Kingdom of Hawaii / United States, 1867-1950)
• John Alroy (United States / Australia, 1966- )
• Vladimir Prokhorovich Amalitskii (Russia, 1860-1917)
• Carlos Ameghino (Argentina, 1865-1936)
• Florentino Ameghino (Argentina, 1854-1911)
• Charles Anderson (Scotland / Australia, 1876-1944)
• Elaine Anderson (United States, 1936-2002)
• Johan Gunnar Andersson (Sweden, 1874-1960)
• Gábor Andreánszky (Hungary, 1895-1967)
• Charles William Andrews (England, 1866-1924)
• Henry Nathaniel Andrews (United States, 1910-2002)
• Mahala Andrews (Scotland, 1939-1997)
• Roy Chapman Andrews (United States, 1884-1960)
• Nicolai Ivanovich Andrusov (Russia, 1861-1924)
• Alberto Angela (Italy, 1962- )
• Ernesto Pérez d'Angelo (Chile, 1932-2013)
• Mary Anning (England, 1799-1847)
• Miguel Telles Antunes (Portugal, 1937- )
• Esther Applin (United States, 1895-1972)
• Camille Arambourg (France, 1885-1969)
• Edward Alexander Newell Arber (England, 1870-1918)
• Sergio Archangelsky (Argentina, 1931-2022)
• Adolphe d'Archiac (France, 1802-1868)
• William Joscelyn Arkell (England, 1904-1958)
• Chester A. Arnold (United States, 1901-1977)
• Juan Luis Arsuaga (Spain, 1954- )
• Berhane Asfaw (Ethiopia)
• Hermann Martin Asmuss (Estonia, 1812-1859)
• Sava Athanasiu (Romania, 1861-1946)
• Amy Atwater (United States, 1991- )
• Walter Auffenberg (United States, 1928-2004)
• Stanley Awramik (United States, 1946- )
• Brian Axsmith (United States, 1962-2020)

B

Robert T. Bakker

William Buckland

• Catherine E. Badgley (United States, 1950-)
• William Hellier Baily (England, 1819-1888)
• Andrew Geddes Bain (South Africa, 1797-1864)
• Robert T. Bakker (United States, 1945- )
• Jean-Christophe Balouet (France, 1956-2021)
• Harlan Parker Banks (United States, 1913-1998)
• Mário Costa Barberena (Brazil, 1934-2013)
• Erwin Hinckly Barbour (United States, 1856-1947)
• Joachim Barrande (France, 1799-1883)
• Charles Barrois (France, 1851-1939)
• Rinchen Barsbold (Mongolia, 1935- )
• Ray S. Bassler (United States, 1878-1961)
• Dorothea Bate (England, 1878-1951)
• Francis Arthur Bather (England, 1863-1934)
• Georg Baur (United States, 1859-1898)
• George Bax Holmes (England, 1803-1887)
• Allan Bé (United States, died 1983)
• William Bean (England, 1787-1866)
• K. Christopher Beard (United States)
• William Beard (England, 1772-1868)
• Samuel Beckles (England, 1814-1890)
• Charles Emerson Beecher (United States, 1856-1904)
• Hermann Behmel (Germany, 1939- )
• Kay Behrensmeyer (United States)
• Walter A. Bell (Canada, 1889-1969)
• Romeu Beltrão (Brazil, 1913-1977)
• Etheldred Benett (England, 1776-1845)
• Michael Benton (Scotland, 1956- )
• Georg Karl Berendt (Germany, 1790-1850)
• Wolfgang H. Berger (Germany / United States, 1937-2017)
• Edward W. Berry (United States, 1875-1945)
• Annalisa Berta (United States)
• Charles Eugène Bertrand (France, 1851-1917)
• Paul Bertrand (France, 1879-1944)
• Heinrich Ernst Beyrich (Germany, 1815-1896)
• Gertruda Biernat (Poland, 1923-2016)
• Peter von Bitter (Canada)
• Alexander Bittner (Austria, 1850-1902)
• Hans C. Bjerring (Sweden, 1931- )
• Philip R. Bjork (United States)
• Richard S. Boardman (United States, 1923-2011)
• Birger Bohlin (Sweden, 1898-1990)
• Johannes Böhm (Germany, 1857-1938)
• José Bonaparte (Argentina, 1928-2020)
• Matthew Bonnan (United States)
• Lieuwe Dirk Boonstra (South Africa, 1905-1975)
• Pramatha Nath Bose (India, 1855-1934)
• Marcellin Boule (France, 1861-1942)
• Michael Boulter (England, 1942- )
• James Scott Bowerbank (England, 1797-1877)
• Henry Bowman Brady (England, 1835-1891)
• Charles Kimberlin Brain (South Africa)
• Wilhelm von Branca (Germany, 1844-1928)
• Leonard R. Brand (United States, 1941- )
• Martin Brasier (England, 1947-2014)
• Auguste Bravard (France, 1803-1861)
• William J. Breed (United States, 1928-2013)
• Stoycho Vassilev Breskovski (Bulgaria, 1934-2004)
• Derek Briggs (Ireland / United States, 1950- )
• Mitja Brodar (Slovenia, 1921-2012)
• Srečko Brodar (Slovenia, 1893-1987)
• Pierce Brodkorb (United States, 1908-1992)
• Magnus Bromelius (Sweden, 1679-1731)
• Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart (France, 1801-1876)
• Heinrich Georg Bronn (Germany, 1800-1862)
• Robert Broom (Scotland / South Africa, 1866-1951)
• Barnum Brown (United States, 1873-1963)
• Roland W. Brown (United States, 1893-1961)
• Michel Brunet (France, 1940- )
• Stephen L. Brusatte (United States, 1984- )
• Christian Leopold von Buch (Germany, 1774-1853)
• Walter Hermann Bucher (Germany / United States, 1888-1965)
• Mary Buckland (England, 1797-1857)
• William Buckland (England, 1784-1856)
• Sydney Savory Buckman (England, 1860-1929)
• Graham Budd (England, 1968- )
• Oliver Bulman (England, 1902-1974)
• Emanuel Bunzel (Austria, 1828-1895)
• George Busk (England, 1807-1886)
• Charles Butts (United States, 1863-1946)
• Alexey Bystrow (Russia / Soviet Union, 1899-1959)

C

Edward Drinker Cope

• Susan Cachel (United States)
• André Cailleux (France, 1907-1986)
• Jaci Antonio Louzada Tupi Caldas (Brazil, 1898-1946)
• Mary Gordon Calder (Scotland, 1906-1992)
• Jorge O. Calvo (Argentina, 1961- 2023)
• Adriaan Gilles Camper (Netherlands, 1759-1820)
• Gustave Campiche (Switzerland, 1809-1871)
• Ferdinand Canu (France, 1863-1932)
• Giovanni Capellini (Italy, 1833-1922)
• Eudald Carbonell (Spain, 1953- )
• Daniel Cargnin (paleontologist) (Brazil, 1930-2002)
• Kenneth Carpenter (Japan, 1949- )
• Thomas Carr (paleontologist) (Canada)
• Robert L. Carroll (United States, 1938-2020)
• Rodolfo Casamiquela (Argentina, 1932-2008)
• Ermine Cowles Case (United States, 1871-1953)
• Marjorie Chandler (England, 1897-1983)
• Meemann Chang (China, 1936- )
• Frederick Chapman (England / Australia, 1864-1943)
• Wilfrid Chapman (England, 1891-1955)
• Alan Charig (England, 1927-1997)
• Edward Charlesworth (England, 1813-1893)
• Sankar Chatterjee (United States)
• James Chatters (United States, 1949- )
• Alan Cheetham (United States, 1928- )
• Feodosy Chernyshov (Russia, 1856-1914)
• Luis M. Chiappe (Argentina)
• Karen Chin (United States)
• Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan (South Africa)
• Henry Christy (England, 1810-1865)
• Jenny Clack (England, 1947-2020)
• T. H. Clark (Canada, 1893-1996)
• John Mason Clarke (United States, 1857-1928)
• Preston Cloud (United States, 1912-1991)
• Grigore Cobălcescu (Romania, 1831-1892)
• Alberto Cobos (Spain)
• Edwin Harris Colbert (United States, 1905-2001)
• Desmond H. Collins (Canada)
• Margaret Collinson(England, )
• Fabio Colonna (Italy, 1567-1640)
• William Conybeare (England, 1787-1857)
• Isabel Clifton Cookson (Australia, 1893-1973)
• Edward Drinker Cope (United States, 1840-1897)
• Rodolfo Coria (Argentina, 1959- )
• Shirley Coryndon (1926-1976)
• Maurice Cossmann (France, 1850-1924)
• Joseph Pitty Couthouy (United States, 1808-1864)
• Carlos de Paula Couto (Brazil, 1910-1982)
• Leslie Reginald Cox (England, 1897-1965)
• Henry Crampton (United States, 1875-1956)
• Peter Crane (England, )
• Carl Hermann Credner (Germany, 1841-1913)
• Irene Crespin (Australia, 1896-1980)
• Walter Drawbridge Crick (England, 1857-1903)
• Margaret Crosfield (England, 1859-1952)
• Ilona Csepreghyné-Meznerics (Hungary, 1906 –1977)
• Osvaldo Rodrigues da Cunha (Brazil, 1930-2011)
• Ethel Currie (Scotland, 1899-1901)
• Philip J. Currie (Canada, 1949- )
• Kristina Curry Rogers (United States)
• Georges Cuvier (France, 1769-1832)
• Jan Czerski (Poland, 1845-1892)

D

Louis Dollo

• Ted Daeschler (United States)
• Anne Dambricourt-Malassé (France, 1959- )
• Wilhelm Dames (Germany, 1843-1898)
• Robert Damon (England, 1814-1889)
• Thomas Davidson (Scotland, 1817-1885)
• A. Morley Davies (England)
• William Davies (England, 1814-1891)
• John William Dawson (Canada, 1820–1899)
• Mary R. Dawson (United States)
• Henry De la Beche (England, 1796-1855)
• Tao Deng (China, 1963- )
• Charles Depéret (France, 1854-1929)
• Peter Dodson (United States)
• Louis Dollo (France / Belgium, 1857-1931)
• Dong Zhiming (China, 1937- )
• Philip Donoghue (England)
• Stephen Donovan (England, 1954- )
• Erling Dorf (United States, 1905-1984)
• François Doumergue (France, 1858-1938)
• Joseph Henri Ferdinand Douvillé (France, 1846-1937)
• Eugène Dubois (Netherlands, 1858-1940)
• Émilien Dumas (France, 1804-1873)
• William Sutherland Dun (Australia, 1868-1934)
• Carl Owen Dunbar (United States, 1891-1979)
• Peter Martin Duncan (England, 1824-1891)
• Wilhelm Dunker (Germany, 1809-1885)
• David Dunkle (United States, 1911-1984)
• Gareth J. Dyke (Ireland)

E

Stephan Endlicher

• Tilly Edinger (Germany / United States, 1897-1967)
• Dianne Edwards (England, 1942- )
• Sir Philip Grey Egerton, 10th Baronet (England, 1806-1881)
• Niles Eldredge (United States, 1943- )
• Andrzej Elżanowski (Poland, 1950- )
• Ashton F. Embry (Canada, 1946- )
• Cesare Emiliani (Italy / United States, 1922-1995)
• Douglas Emlong (United States, 1942-1980)
• Hermann Friedrich Emmrich (Germany, 1815-1879)
• Stephan Endlicher (Austria, 1804-1849)
• Michael S. Engel (United States, 1971- )
• Bruce Erickson (United States, 1933-2022)
• Gregory M. Erickson (United States)
• Gundolf Ernst (Germany, 1930-2002)
• Douglas Erwin (United States)
• Kirill Eskov (Russia, 1956- )
• Robert Etheridge (England, 1819-1903)
• Robert Etheridge, Junior (England / Australia, 1847-1920)
• Constantin von Ettingshausen (Austria, 1826-1897)
• Eugène Eudes-Deslongchamps (France, 1830-1889)
• Jacques Amand Eudes-Deslongchamps (France, 1794-1867)
• Susan E. Evans (England)

F

• Hugh Falconer (Scotland, 1808-1865)
• Paul Fallot (France, 1889-1960)
• Mikhail Fedonkin (Russia, 1946- )
• Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás (Hungary, 1877-1933)
• Carroll Lane Fenton (United States, 1900-1969)
• Mildred Adams Fenton (United States, 1899-1995)
• Egidio Feruglio (Italy, 1897-1954)
• Harold John Finlay (New Zealand, 1901-1951)
• Clive Finlayson (Gibraltar, 1955- )
• Geraldine Finlayson (Gibraltar)
• Anthony Fiorillo (United States)
• Paul Henri Fischer (France, 1835-1893)
• Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (Germany, 1771-1853)
• Tim Flannery (Australia, 1956- )
• Rousseau H. Flower (United States, 1913-1988)
• August Foerste (United States, 1862-1936)
• Michael Foote (United States, 1963- )
• Edward Forbes (Isle of Man, 1815-1854)
• Carlo Fornasini (Italy, 1854-1931)
• Mikael Fortelius (Finland, 1954- )
• Catherine Forster (United States)
• Clive Forster-Cooper (England, 1880-1947)
• Richard Fortey (England, 1946- )
• John Foster (United States, 1966- )
• William Parker Foulke (United States, 1816-1865)
• William Fox (England, 1813-1881)
• Eberhard Fraas (Germany, 1862-1915)
• Georgii Frederiks (Russia / Soviet Union, 1889-1938)
• Childs Frick (United States, 1883-1965)
• Antonin Fritsch (Czech Republic, 1832-1913)
• Karl von Fritsch (Germany, 1838-1906)
• Michael Frogley (United Kingdom)
• Tracy Lee Ford (United States 1957- )

G

Charles W. Gilmore

Maria Gordon

• William More Gabb (United States, 1839-1878)
• Eugene S. Gaffney (United States)
• Peter Galton (England, 1942- )
• Taiping Gao (China, 1984- )
• Kenneth Garrett (United States, 1953- )
• Bartolomeo Gastaldi (Italy, 1818-1879)
• Charles-Théophile Gaudin (Switzerland, 1822-1866)
• Jean Albert Gaudry (France, 1827-1908)
• Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser (Germany, 1965- )
• Jacques Gauthier (United States)
• Charles Lewis Gazin (United States, 1904-1995)
• Henry Gee (England, 1962- )
• Ross Geller (United States)
• Paul Gervais (France, 1816-1879)
• James W. Gidley (United States, 1866-1931)
• Christoph Gottfried Andreas Giebel (Germany, 1820-1881)
• Edmund Dwen Gill (Australia, 1908-1986)
• David Gillette (United States)
• Charles W. Gilmore (United States, 1874-1945)
• Philip D. Gingerich (United States, 1946- )
• George Herbert Girty (United States, 1869-1939)
• Bernard du Bus de Gisignies (Netherlands / Belgium, 1808-1874)
• Martin Glaessner (Austria-Hungary / Australia, 1906-1989)
• Ludwig Glauert (England / Australia, 1879-1963)
• Ernst Friedrich Glocker (Germany, 1793-1858)
• Pascal Godefroit (Belgium)
• Georg August Goldfuss (Germany, 1782-1848)
• Heinrich Göppert (Germany, 1800-1884)
• Mackenzie Gordon, Jr. (United States, 1913–1992)
• Maria Gordon (Scotland, 1864–1939)
• Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger (Croatia, 1856-1936)
• Stephen Jay Gould (United States, 1941-2002)
• David J. Gower (England)
• Amadeus William Grabau (United States / China, 1870-1946)
• Walter W. Granger (United States, 1872-1941)
• Bruno Granier (France)
• Richard E. Grant (United States, 1927-1995)
• Joseph T. Gregory (United States, 1914-2007)
• William King Gregory (United States, 1876-1970)
• Amanz Gressly (Switzerland, 1814-1865)
• David Grimaldi (United States, 1957- )
• Vera Gromova (Russia / Soviet Union, 1891-1973)
• Walter R. Gross (Germany, 1903-1974)
• Józef Grzybowski (Poland, 1869-1922)

H

• George Haas (Austria, 1905-1981)
• Julius von Haast (Germany, 1822-1887)
• Jules Haime (France, 1824-1856)
• James Hall (United States, 1811-1898)
• Valerie Hall (Ireland)
• Anthony Hallam (England, 1933-2017)
• Beverly Halstead (England, 1933-1991)
• David Harper (England)
• Tom Harris England)
• Hasegawa Yoshikazu (Japan, 1930-)
• John Bell Hatcher (United States, 1861-1904)
• Sidney H. Haughton (England / South Africa, 1888-1982)
• Oliver Perry Hay (United States, 1846-1930)
• Angelo Heilprin (United States, 1853-1907)
• Anatol Heintz (Norway, 1898-1975)
• Natascha Heintz (Norway, 1930- )
• Sam W. Heads (England, 1983- )
• Oswald Heer (Switzerland, 1809-1883)
• Gerhard Heilmann (Denmark, 1859-1946)
• Sue Hendrickson (United States, 1949- )
• Edwin Hennig (Germany, 1882-1977)
• Gunnar Henningsmoen (Norway, 1919-1996)
• Victoria Herridge (England)
• Franz Martin Hilgendorf (Germany, 1839-1904)
• Edward Hitchcock (United States, 1793-1864)
• Scott Hocknull (Australia)
• Ove Arbo Høeg (Norway, 1898-1993)
• Johann Leonard Hoffmann (Netherlands, 1710-1782)
• Hans J. Hofmann (Germany / Canada, 1936-2010)
• William Jacob Holland (United States, 1848-1932)
• J. Alan Holman (United States, 1931-2006)
• Keith Holmes (Australia)
• Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. (United States, 1965- )
• Dave Hone (England)
• Dirk Albert Hooijer (Netherlands, 1919-1993)
• Reginald Hooley (England, 1865-1923)
• James Hopson (United States, 1935- )
• Jack Horner (United States, 1946- )
• Moritz Hornes (Austria, 1815-1868)
• Lukas Hottinger (Switzerland, 1933-2011)
• Nicholas Hotton III (United States, 1920/21-1999)
• Hildegarde Howard (United States, 1901-1998)
• Friedrich von Huene (Germany, 1875-1969)
• Alois Humbert (Switzerland, 1829-1887)
• Julian P. Hume (England, 1960- )
• Jean Jacques Nicolas Huot (France, 1790-1845)
• Pierre Hupé (France, 1907-2003)
• Jørn Hurum (Norway, 1967- )
• Thomas Henry Huxley (England, 1825-1895)
• Alpheus Hyatt (United States, 1838-1902)

I

• Nizar Ibrahim (Germany / Morocco, 1982- )
• Thomas Image (England, 1772-1856)
• Wataru Ishijima (Japan, 1906-1980)
• Arturo Issel (Italy, 1842-1922)

J

• David Jablonski (United States, 1953- )
• Auguste Jaccard (Switzerland, 1833-1895)
• Louis L. Jacobs (United States, 1948- )
• Sohan Lal Jain (India)
• Helen F. James (United States, 1956- )
• Werner Janensch (Germany, 1878-1969)
• Philippe Janvier (France)
• Erik Jarvik (Sweden, 1829-1901)
• Dick Jefferies (England)
• Farish Jenkins (United States, 1940-2012)
• James A. Jensen (United States, 1918-1998)
• Kirk Johnson (United States, 1960- )
• Frederik Johnstrup (Denmark, 1818-1894)
• Theobald Jones (Ireland, 1790-1868)
• Thomas Rupert Jones (England, 1819-1911)

K

• Josephine Kablick (Czech Republic, 1787-1863)
• Myra Keen (United States, 1905-1986)
• Gerta Keller (Switzerland / United States, 1945- )
• Alexander Kellner (Brazil, 1961- )
• Remington Kellogg (United States, 1892-1969)
• Doris Kermack (England, 1923-2003)
• Kenneth Kermack (England, 1919-2000)
• Andre Keyser (South Africa, 1938-2010)
• Alexander Keyserling (Russia, 1815-1891)
• Johan Aschehoug Kiær (Norway, 1869–1931)
• Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska (Poland, 1925-2015)
• Caitlín R. Kiernan (United States, 1964- )
• Kamoya Kimeu (Kenya, 1940- )
• William King (Ireland / England, 1809-1886)
• James Kirkland (United States, 1954- )
• James Kitching (South Africa, 1922-2003)
• Andrew H. Knoll (United States, 1959- )
• Yoshitsugu Kobayashi (Japan, 1971-)
• Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald (Germany / Netherlands, 1902-1982)
• Anastas Kondo (Albania, 1937-2006)
• Laurent-Guillaume de Koninck (Belgium, 1809-1887)
• Andreas Kornhuber (Austria, 1824-1905)
• Vladimir Kovalevsky (Russia, 1842-1883)
• Roman Kozłowski (Poland, 1889-1977)
• Jaroslav Kraft (Czech Republic, 1940-2007)
• Miklós Kretzoi (Hungary, 1907-2005)
• Afrikan Nikolaevich Krishtofovich (Russia, 1885-1953)
• Evgeny Kurochkin (Russia, 1940-2011)
• Sergei Kurzanov (Russia, 1947- )
• Björn Kurtén (Finland, 1924-1988)
• Nikolai Yakovlevich Kuznetsov (Russia, 1873-1948)

L

• Philippe de La Harpe (Switzerland, 1830-1882)
• Kenneth Lacovara (United States)
• Matt Lamanna (United States)
• Lawrence Lambe (Canada, 1863-1919)
• Charles Lamberton (France, 1876-1960)
• Kálmán Lambrecht (Hungary, 1889-1936)
• Archibald Lamont (Scotland, 1907-1985)
• Wann Langston, Jr. (United States, 1921-2013)
• Jia Lanpo (China, 1908-2001)
• Albert-Félix de Lapparent (France, 1905-1975)
• Peter Larson (United States, 1952- )
• Édouard Lartet (France, 1801-1871)
• Louis Lartet (France, 1840-1899)
• Gustav Karl Laube (Germany / Czech Republic, 1839-1923)
• Charles Léopold Laurillard (France, 1783-1853)
• Michel Laurin (Canada)
• René Lavocat (France)
• Louise Leakey (Kenya, 1972- )
• Richard Leakey (Kenya, 1944–2022)
• Alfred Nicholson Leeds (England, 1847-1917)
• Serge Legendre (France)
• Joseph Leidy (United States, 1823-1891)
• André Leroi-Gourhan (France, 1911-1986)
• Don Lessem (United States, 1951- )
• Riccardo Levi-Setti (Italy, 1927-2018)
• Bruce Lieberman (United States)
• Giancarlo Ligabue (Italy, 1931-2015)
• Venceslau de Sousa Pereira de Lima (Portugal, 1858-1919)
• Jere H. Lipps (United States, 1939- )
• Martin Lockley (England)
• Alfred R. Loeblich Jr (United States, 1914-1994)
• Helen Niña Tappan Loeblich (United States, 1917-2004)
• John A. Long (Australia, 1957- )
• Albert Heber Longman (England / Australia, 1880-1954)
• Jane Longstaff (England, 1855-1935)
• William Lonsdale (England, 1794-1871)
• Frederic Brewster Loomis (United States, 1873-1937)
• Perceval de Loriol (Switzerland, 1828-1908)
• Lü Junchang (China, 1965-2018)
• Spencer G. Lucas (United States)
• R. S. Lull (United States, 1867-1957)
• Peter Wilhelm Lund (Denmark / Brazil, 1801-1880)
• Tyler Lyson (United States)

M

• James "Jim" Henry Madsen Jr. (United States, 1932-2009)
• Evgeny Maleev (Soviet Union, 1915-1966)
• Matsumoto Hikoshichirō (Japan, 1887–1975)
• Mirko Malez (Croatia, 1924-1990)
• Francesco Mallegni (Italy)
• V. Standish Mallory (United States, 1919-2003)
• Gideon Mantell (England, 1790-1852)
• Alexander V. Markov (Russia, 1965- )
• Brian John Marples (England / New Zealand, 1907-1997)
• Adam Douglas Marsh (United States)
• Othniel Charles Marsh (United States, 1831-1899)
• Anthony J. Martin (United States)
• Larry Martin (United States, 1943-2013)
• Paul S. Martin (United States, 1928-2010)
• William Martin (England, 1767-1810)
• Nieves López Martínez (Spain, 1949-2010)
• Andrey Vasilyevich Martynov (Russia, 1879-1938)
• John Marwick (New Zealand, 1891-1978)
• Teresa Maryańska (Poland)
• Octávio Mateus (Portugal, 1975- )
• William Diller Matthew (United States, 1871-1930)
• Vratislav Mazák (Czech Republic, 1937-1987)
• J. C. McConnell (United States, 1844-1904)
• Frederick McCoy (Ireland / Australia, 1817-1899)
• Malcolm McKenna (United States, 1930-2008)
• Mark McMenamin (United States)
• Fielding Bradford Meek (United States, 1817-1876)
• Felipe Mendez (Argentina, 1897-?)
• Peter Merian (Switzerland, 1795-1883)
• John Campbell Merriam (United States, 1869-1945)
• Jean-Louis Hardouin Michelin de Choisy (France, 1786-1867)
• John Samuel Miller (England, 1779-1830)
• Pierre-Aimé Millet (France, 1783-1873)
• Angela Milner (England)
• Dick Mol (Netherlands, 1955- )
• Neale Monks (England, 1971- )
• Raymond C. Moore (United States, 1892-1974)
• John Morris (England, 1810-1886)
• Simon Conway Morris (England, 1951- )
• J.A. Moy-Thomas (England, 1908-1944)
• Salvador Moyà-Solà (Spain, 1955- )
• Benjamin Franklin Mudge (United States, 1817-1879)
• Atílio Munari (Brazil, 1901-1941)
• Francisco Javier Muñiz (Argentina, 1795-1871)
• Dmitrii Mushketov (Russia, 1882-1938)

N

• Darren Naish (England, 1975- )
• Alfred Gabriel Nathorst (Sweden, 1850-1921)
• Theodor Anton Neagu (Romania, 1932-2017)
• Sterling Nesbitt (United States, 1982- )
• Edwin Tulley Newton (England, 1840-1930)
• Elizabeth Nicholls (Canada, 1946-2004)
• Henry Alleyne Nicholson (Scotland, 1844-1899)
• Adolf Carl Noé (Austria / United States, 1873-1939)
• Alexander von Nordmann (Finland, 1803-1866)
• Mark Norell (United States, 1957- )
• David B. Norman (England)
• Fernando Novas (Argentina)
• Nestor Ivanovich Novozhilov (Russia)

O

• Vladimir Obruchev (Russia, 1863-1956)
• Klaus Oeggl (Austria, 1955- )
• Chonosuke Okamura (Japan)
• Thomas Oldham (Ireland / England, 1816-1878)
• Walter Oliver (Australia / New Zealand, 1883-1957)
• Paul E. Olsen (United States, 1953- )
• Stanley John Olsen (United States, 1919-2003)
• Everett C. Olson (United States, 1910-1993)
• Armin Öpik (Estonia / Australia, 1898-1983)
• Alcide d'Orbigny (France, 1802-1857)
• Yuri Alexandrovich Orlov (Russia, 1893-1966)
• Tor Ørvig (Sweden, 1916-1994)
• Henry Fairfield Osborn (United States, 1857-1935)
• Halszka Osmólska (Poland, 1930-2008)
• John Ostrom (United States, 1928-2005)
• Richard Owen (England, 1804-1892)
• Katsura Ōyama (Japan, 1917-1995)
• Ozawa Yoshiaki (Japan, 1989-1929)

P

• Kevin Padian (United States, 1951- )
• Miquel Crusafont i Pairó (Spain, 1910-1983)
• Allison R. Palmer (United States, 1927- )
• C. Phil Palmer (England)
• Katherine Van Winkle Palmer (United States, 1895–1982)
• Heinz Christian Pander (Russia, 1794-1865)
• James Parkinson (England, 1755-1824)
• William Parks (Canada, 1868-1936)
• Bryan Patterson (England / United States, 1909-1979)
• Colin Patterson (England, 1933-1998)
• Gregory S. Paul (United States, 1954- )
• Alexei Petrovich Pavlov (Russia, 1854-1929)
• Maria Pavlova (Russia, 1854-1938)
• Rajko Pavlovec (Slovenia, 1932-2013)
• Frank Peabody (United States, 1914-1958)
• Pei Wenzhong (China, 1904-1982)
• David P. Penhallow (United States / Canada, 1854-1910)
• Ernesto Pérez d'Angelo (Chile, 1932–2013)
• Altangerel Perle (Mongolia, 1945- )
• Jaroslav Perner (Czech Republic, 1869-1947)
• Léon Pervinquière (France, 1873-1913)
• Luigi Piacenza (Italy, 1935-2009)
• Josef Ladislav Píč (Czech Republic, 1847-1911)
• Martin Pickford (England / Kenya)
• Elizabeth Philpot (England, 1780-1857)
• Guy Ellcock Pilgrim (England, 1875-1943)
• Irajá Damiani Pinto (Brazil, 1919-2014)
• Edna P. Plumstead (South Africa, 1903-1989)
• P. David Polly (United States / United Kingdom)
• Auguste Pomel (France, 1821-1898)
• Yuri Alexandrovich Popov (Russia, 1936-2016)
• Jean-François-Albert du Pouget (France, 1818-1904)
• Vicentino Prestes de Almeida (Brazil, 1900-1954)
• Llewellyn Ivor Price (Brazil, 1905-1980)
• Donald Prothero (United States, 1954- )
• Mark Purnell (England)
• Gregory S Paul (United States, 1954- )

Q

• Qiaomei Fu (People's Republic of China, born 1982)
• Heinrich Quiring (Germany, 1883-1964)

R

• Anton Ramovš (Slovenia, 1924-2011)
• Alexandr Rasnitsyn (Russia)
• Guilherme Rau (Brazil, ?-1953)
• David M. Raup (United States, 1933-2015)
• Emily Rayfield (England)
• Manfred Reichel (Switzerland, 1896-1984)
• Osvaldo Reig (Argentina, 1929-1992)
• Roy Herbert Reinhart (United States, 1919-2005)
• Zeev Reiss (Israel, 1917-1996)
• Robert R. Reisz (Canada, 1947- )
• Bernard Renault (France, 1836-1904)
• Eugène Renevier (Switzerland, 1831-1906)
• Charles Repenning (United States, 1922-2005)
• Charles E. Resser (United States, 1889-1943)
• Gregory Retallack (United States, 1951- )
• August Emanuel von Reuss (Austria, 1811-1873)
• Emma Richter (Germany 1888-1956)
• Armand de Ricqlès (France, 1938-1963)
• Elmer S. Riggs (United States, 1869-1963)
• François Jules Pictet de la Rive (Switzerland, 1809-1872)
• Rosalvina Rivera (Peru, 1914–2011)
• John T. Robinson (South Africa, 1923-2001)
• Boris Rohdendorf (Russia, 1904-1977)
• Josef Victor Rohon (Austria, 1845-1923)
• Alfred Romer (United States, 1894-1973)
• Marcus R. Ross (United States, 1976- )
• Claudia Roth (France)
• Santiago Roth (Switzerland / Argentina, 1850-1924)
• Rafael Royo-Torres (Spain)
• Anatoly Konstantinovich Rozhdestvensky (Russia, 1920-1983)
• John Ruben (United States)
• Rudolf Ruedemann (United States, 1864-1956)
• Bruce Runnegar (Australia, 1941- )
• Dale Russell (Canada / United States, 1937-2019)
• Vasiliy E. Ruzhentsev (Russia, 1899-1978)
• Natalia Rybczynski (Canada)

S

Philippe-Charles Schmerling

• Karol Sabath (Poland, 1963-2007)
• John William Salter (England, 1820-1869)
• Scott D. Sampson (Canada, 1961- )
• William J. Sanders (United States)
• Ivan Sansom (Wales)
• Gaston de Saporta (France, 1823-1895)
• Henri Émile Sauvage (France, 1842-1917)
• R. J. G. Savage (UK, 1927-1998)
• Gunnar Säve-Söderbergh (Sweden, 1910-1948)
• Steven Schafersman (United States)
• Viera Scheibner (Slovakia, 1935- )
• Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (Switzerland, 1672-1733)
• Judith Schiebout (United States)
• Erich Maren Schlaikjer (United States, 1905-1972)
• Philippe-Charles Schmerling (Netherlands / Belgium, 1790-1836)
• Robert M. Schoch (United States)
• J. William Schopf (United States, 1941- )
• Frederick Schram (United States, 1943- )
• Charles Schuchert (United States, 1858-1942)
• Mary Higby Schweitzer (United States)
• William Berryman Scott (United States, 1858-1947)
• Samuel Hubbard Scudder (United States, 1837-1911)
• Harry Seeley (England, 1839-1909)
• Adolf Seilacher (Germany, 1925-2014)
• Brigitte Senut (France, 1954- )
• Jack Sepkoski (United States, 1948-1999)
• Paul Sereno (United States, 1957- )
• Ethel Shakespear (England, 1871-1946)
• Nathaniel Shaler (United States, 1841-1906)
• Aleksandr Grigorevich Sharov (Russia)
• Charles Davies Sherborn (England, 1861-1942)
• Shigeyasu Tokunaga (Japan, 1874–1940)
• Shikama Tokio (Japan, 1912-1978)
• Neil Shubin (United States, 1960- )
• Christian Sidor (United States)
• Gloria Jean Siebrecht (United States, 1940- )
• Ion Th. Simionescu (Romania, 1873-1944)
• George Gaylord Simpson (United States, 1902-1984)
• Martin I. Simpson (England)
• Christopher P. Sloan (United States, 1954- )
• M. Paul Smith (England)
• Boris Sergeyevich Sokolov (Russia, 1914-2013)
• Leonard Frank Spath (England, 1882-1957)
• Zdeněk Špinar (Czech Republic, 1916-1995)
• Robert Masterman Stainforth (England, 1915-2002)
• Herbert F. Standing (Madagascar)
• Steven M. Stanley (United States, 1941- )
• Hans Georg Stehlin (Switzerland, 1870-1941)
• Erik Stensiö (Sweden, 1891-1984)
• Charles Hazelius Sternberg (United States, 1850-1943)
• Charles Mortram Sternberg (United States / Canada, 1885-1981)
• Kaspar Maria von Sternberg (Czech Republic, 1761-1838)
• Charles Stokes (England, 1780s-1853)
• Ferdinand Stoliczka (Austria / Czech Republic, 1838-1874)
• Henry Stopes (England, 1852-1902)
• Marie Stopes (England, 1880-1958)
• Antonio Stoppani (Italy, 1824-1891)
• Leif Størmer (Norway, 1905-1979)
• J. Willis Stovall (United States, 1891-1953)
• George William Stow (England / South Africa, 1822-1882)
• Ernst Stromer (Germany, 1871-1952)
• Samuel Stutchbury (England, 1798-1859)
• Hans-Dieter Sues (United States)
• Robert M. Sullivan (United States, 1951- )
• William Elgin Swinton (Scotland / Canada)
• Władysław Szajnocha (Poland, 1857-1928)

T

• Mignon Talbot (United States, 1869-1950)
• Darren Tanke (Canada, 1960- )
• Philippe Taquet (France, 1940- )
• Paul Tasch (United States, 1910-2001)
• Leonid Petrovich Tatarinov (Russia, 1926-2011)
• Ian Tattersall (England / United States, 1945- )
• Juan Tavera (Chile, 1917-1991)
• Mike P. Taylor (England, 1968- )
• Richard H. Tedford (United States, 1929-2011)
• Curt Teichert (Germany / United States, 1905-1996)
• Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (France, 1881-1955)
• Geneviève Termier (France, 1917-2005)
• Henry Testot-Ferry (France, 1826-1869)
• Nicolas Théobald (France, 1903-1981)
• Robert C. Thorne (United States, 1898-1960)
• Raymond Thorsteinsson (Canada, 1921-2012)
• Richard A. Thulborn (England)
• Bruce H. Tiffney (United States)
• Eduard Toll (Russia)
• Tomida Yukimitsu (Japan, 1950-)
• Zsófia Torma (Hungary, 1832-1899)
• Ramsay Traquair (Scotland, 1840-1912)
• Georges de Tribolet (Switzerland, 1830-1873)
• Ronald Pearson Tripp (England, 1914-2001)
• Gustaf Troedsson (Sweden, 1891-1954)
• Joseph Tyrrell (Canada, 1858-1957)

U

• Viktor Uhlig (Austria, 1857-1911)
• Edward Oscar Ulrich (United States, 1857-1944)
• Franz Unger (Austria, 1800-1870)

V

• Pierre-Joseph van Beneden (Belgium, 1809-1894)
• Gerard Frederick van Tets (England / Canada / Australia, 1929-1995)
• Blaire Van Valkenburgh (United States)
• Trevor Valle (United States, 1975- )
• Geerat J. Vermeij (Netherlands / United States, 1946- )
• Édouard de Verneuil (France, 1805-1873)
• Patricia Vickers-Rich (United States / Australia, 1944- )
• Emily H. Vokes (United States, 1930- )
• Alexander von Volborth (Russia, 1800-1876)
• Giovanni Serafino Volta (Italy, 1764-1842)
• Nadejda Voronets, (Russian, 1881–1979)
• Elisabeth Vrba (United States, 1942- )
• Vishnu-Mittre (India, 1924-1991)

W

Charles Doolittle Walcott

• Charles Wachsmuth (United States, 1829-1896)
• C. H. Waddington (England, 1905-1975)
• Mary Wade (Australia, 1928-2005)
• Peter J. Wagner (United States, 1964- )
• Norman Arthur Wakefield (Australia, 1918-1972)
• Charles Doolittle Walcott (United States, 1850-1927)
• Alick Walker (England, 1925-1999)
• Cyril Walker (England, 1939-2009)
• Arthur Bache Walkom (Australia, 1889-1976)
• Xiaoming Wang (China / United States)
• Wang Yuan (China)
• Jindřich Wankel (Czech Republic, 1821-1897)
• David Ward (England, 1948- )
• Peter Ward (United States, 1949- )
• Matt J. Wedel (United States)
• Wesley Wehr (United States, 1929-2004)
• David B. Weishampel (United States, 1952- )
• Samuel Paul Welles (United States, 1907-1997)
• John W. Wells (United States, 1907-1994)
• Lars Werdelin (Sweden, 1955- )
• Richard Gilbert West (England, 1926-2020)
• Charles M. Wheatley (United States, 1822-1882)
• Charles Abiathar White (United States, 1826-1910)
• Joseph Frederick Whiteaves (England / Canada, 1835-1909)
• Harry B. Whittington (England, 1916-2010)
• Christopher H. Whittle (United States, 1959- )
• Joan Wiffen (New Zealand, 1922-2009)
• Paul Wignall (England, 1964- )
• James Steele Williams (United States, 1896-1957)
• Samuel Wendell Williston (United States, 1851-1918)
• Alice Wilson (Canada, 1881-1964)
• Jeffrey A. Wilson (United States)
• Carl Wiman (Sweden, 1867-1944)
• Tiberius Cornelis Winkler (Netherlands, 1822-1897)
• Henry Witham (England, 1779-1844)
• Lawrence Witmer (United States)
• Mark P. Witton (England)
• Jack A. Wolfe (United States, 1936-2005)
• Searles Valentine Wood (England, 1798-1880)
• Henry Woods (England, 1868-1952)
• Arthur Smith Woodward (England, 1864-1944)
• Henry Woodward (England, 1832-1921)
• Amos Henry Worthen (United States, 1813-1888)
• Trevor H. Worthy (New Zealand, 1957- )
• Claud William Wright (England, 1917-2010)
• Thomas Wright (Scotland, 1809-1884)
• Andre Wyss (United States)

X

• Xu Xing (China)

Y

• Hisakatsu Yabe (Japan, 1878-1969)

• Yang Zhongjian (China, 1897-1979)
• Lorenzo Gordin Yates (United States, 1837-1909)
• Ivan Yefremov (Russia, 1908-1972)
• Xiaobo Yu (China)

Z

• Mikhail Zalessky (Russia, 1877-1946)
• Lindsay Zanno (United States)
• Otto Zdansky (Austria, 1894-1988)
• Charles René Zeiller (France, 1847-1915)
• Zhao Xijin (China)
• Vladimir Zherikhin (Russia)
• Zhou Ming-Zhen (China, 1918-1996)
• Zhou Zhonghe (China, 1965- )
• Jiri Zidek (Czech Republic / United States)
• Eduard Meine van Zinderen-Bakker (Netherlands / South Africa, 1907-2002)
• Gustav Adolf Zwanziger (Austria, 1837-1893)

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See also

• List of geologists