José Fernando Bonaparte, Argentine paleontologist (Rosario, Santa Fe Province 14 June 1928 – Mercedes, Buenos Aires Province 18 February 2020)
From Italian father
Authored over 120 works
Internationally respected as one of foremost experts on dinosaurs
Described Carnotaurus sastrei the first known carnivore dinosaur with horns (1983)
DESCRIBED FOSSIL VERTEBRATA GENERA (most of them Reptilia)
Abelisaurus 1985 with Novas
Agustinia 1999
Alamitherium 2002 (Mammalia)
Alvarezsaurus 1991
Amargasaurus 1991 with Salgado
Andesaurus 1991 with Calvo
Andescynodon 1969 (Mammalia)
Argentinosaurus 1993 with Coria
Austrotriconodon 1986 (Mammalia)
Barberenia 1990 (Mammalia)
Bondesius 1990 (Mammalia)
Brandonia 1990 (Mammalia)
Brasilitherium 2003 with Martinelli, Schultz & Rubert (Mammalia)
Brasilodon 2003 (Mammalia)
Cargninia 2010 with Schultz, Soares & Martinelli
Carnotaurus 1985
Casamiquelia 1990
Chaliminia 1980
Coloradisaurus 1979
Comahuesuchus 1991
Cromptodon 1973
Dinheirosaurus 1999 with Mateus
Escribania 1993 with Van Valen & Kramarz
Fasolasuchus 1981
Faxinalipterus 2010 with Schultz & Soares
Ferugliotherium 1986 (Mammalia)
Gondwanatherium 1986 (Mammalia)
Groebertherium 1986 (Mammalia)
Guaibasaurus 1999 with Ferigolo & Ribeiro
Hemiprotosuchus 1969
Iberomesornis 1992 with Sanz (Aves)
Irajatherium 2005 with Martinelli, Schultz & Rubert
Lapparentosaurus 1986
Lessemsaurus 1999
Ligabuesaurus 2006 with Gonzalez Riga & Apesteguía
Ligabueino 1996
Mesungulatum 1985 with Soria (Mammalia)
Minicynodon 2010 with Schultz, Soares & Martinelli
Mussaurus 1979 with Vince (Mammalia)
Neoaetosauroides 1969
Noasaurus 1980 with Powell
Paraungulatum 2002 (Mammalia)
Pascualgnathus 1966
Patagopteryx 1992 with Alvarenga (Aves)
Patagosaurus 1979
Piatnitzkysaurus 1979
Promastodonsaurus 1963 (Amphibia)
Protheriodon 2006 with Soares & Schultz (Mammalia)
Prozostrodon 2001 with Barberena
Pseudohesperosuchus 1969
Pterodaustro 1979
Puntanipterus 1975 with Sanchez
Quirogatherium 1990 (Mammalia)
Raulvaccia 1993 with Van Valen & Kramarz
Rayososaurus 1996
Reigitherium 1990 (Mammalia)
Requisia 1997 with Morales (Mammalia)
Riograndia 2001 with Ferigolo & Ribeiro
Riojasaurus 1969
Rougietherium 2002 (Mammalia)
Saltasaurus 1980 with Powell
Strenusaurus 1969
Tendaguria 2000 with Heinrich & Wild
Therioherpeton 1975 with Barberena
Trialestes 1982
Velocisaurus 1991
Venaticosuchus 1971
Vincelestes 1986 (Mammalia)
Vinceria 1969
Volkheimeria 1979
HONORS (Fossil)
Bonaparteichnium Calvo 1991 (Reptilia)
Bonapartemys Lapparent de Broin & de la Fuente 2001 (Reptilia)
Bonapartenykus Agnolin, Powell, Novas & Kundrat 2012 (Reptilia)
Bonapartherium Pascual 1980 (Mammalia)
Bonatitan Martinelli & Forasiepi 2004 (Reptilia)
Bonacynodon Martinelli, Soares & Schwancke 2016 (Reptilia)