Antonín Frič
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Antonín Frič | |
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| Born | 30 June 1832 |
| Died | 15 November 1913 Prague |
| Resting place | Olšany Cemetery |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Known for | contributions on the field of permo-carboniferous ecosystems |
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| Fields | paleontology |
| Institutions | Charles University, National Museum in Prague |
Antonín Jan Frič (in German: Anton Johann Fritsch, 30 June 1832 – 15 November 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 hlavaci. 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 Frič'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 [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "The Geological Society of London". The Times. No. 36699. London. 24 February 1902. p. 6.
External links
Media related to Antonín Frič at Wikimedia Commons- Works by or about Antonín Frič at the Internet Archive
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