This article is about the Argentinian palaeontologist. For José I Bonaparte, King of Spain, the Corsican, see Joseph Bonaparte.
José Fernando Bonaparte (14 June 1928 – 18 February 2020) was an Argentine paleontologist who discovered a plethora of South American dinosaurs and mentored a new generation of Argentine paleontologists . One of the best-known Argentine paleontologists,[1] he has been described by paleontologist Peter Dodson as "almost singlehandedly ... responsible for Argentina becoming the sixth country in the world in kinds of dinosaurs".[2]
Between 1975 and 1977, Bonaparte worked on excavation of the Saltasaurus dinosaur with Martín Vince and Juan C. Leal at the Estancia "El Brete". This find was in 1977 reported in the scientific literature.[8] With fellow-Argentine Jaime Powell, Bonaparte studied the Saltasaurus and discovered that it had armoured plates, known as osteoderms, embedded in its skin. Based on this discovery, together with twenty examples of Kritosaurus australis and a lambeosaurine dinosaur found in South America, Bonaparte hypothesized that there had been a large-scale migration of species between the Americas at the end of the Mesozoic period.[9]
The supercontinent of Pangea split into Laurasia in the north and Gondwana in the south during the Jurassic. During the Cretaceous, South America pulled away from the rest of Gondwana. The division caused a divergence between the northern biota and the southern biota, and the southern animals appear strange to those used to the more northerly fauna. Bonaparte's finds illustrate this divergence, and caused palaeontologist Robert Bakker to dub him the "Master of the Mesozoic".[10]
Discoveries
Bonaparte discovered an array of Southern dinosaurs that included'
He also contributed to the discovery of the Gigantosaurus.
Philosophy
Bonaparte was for a long time a traditionalist and did not use modern cladistic methods, which apply the principle of parsimony to a vast array of synapomorphies. Partly for this reason, he declined to work on the modern treatise The Dinosauria, published in 1990. However, in 2000 Bonaparte began to use cladograms. For instance, his studies of sauropods (e.g., Ligabuesaurus) and proto-mammals from Brazil show cladograms made by himself and co-authors. While he is best known for his dinosaur discoveries, he preferred to study the fossils of mammals.[5]
^Giacchino, Adrián (1999). (in Spanish). CAECE University. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007.
^"José F. Bonaparte". John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
^ abLessem, Don (May 1993). "Jose Bonaparte: Master of the Mesozoic — Paleontologist". Omni.
^. University Press (in European Spanish). National University of Comahue. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018.
^"Falleció el reconocido paleontólogo José Bonaparte". La Verdad (in Spanish). 18 February 2020.
^Bonaparte, J. F.; Salfity, J. A.; Bossi, G. & Powell, J. E. (1977). "Hallazgo de dinosaurios y aves cretacicas en la Formación Lecho de El Brete (Salta), proximo al limite con Tucumán". Acta Geològica Lilloana (in Spanish). 14: 5–17.
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This article is about the Argentinian palaeontologist For Jose I Bonaparte King of Spain the Corsican see Joseph Bonaparte Jose Fernando Bonaparte 14 June 1928 18 February 2020 was an Argentine paleontologist who discovered a plethora of South American dinosaurs and mentored a new generation of Argentine paleontologists One of the best known Argentine paleontologists 1 he has been described by paleontologist Peter Dodson as almost singlehandedly responsible for Argentina becoming the sixth country in the world in kinds of dinosaurs 2 Jose BonaparteBonaparte in 1964Born 1928 06 14 14 June 1928Rosario Santa Fe ArgentinaDied18 February 2020 2020 02 18 aged 91 Mercedes Buenos Aires ArgentinaNationalityArgentineScientific careerFieldsPaleontology Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 2 1 Discovery of southern diversity 3 Discoveries 4 Philosophy 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditBonaparte was the son of an Italian sailor with no close connection to Napoleon s House of Bonaparte He was born in Rosario Santa Fe Argentina and grew up in Mercedes Buenos Aires Despite a lack of formal training in paleontology he started collecting fossils with many friends at an early age and created a museum in their home town He later became the curator of the National University of Tucuman where he was named Doctor Honoris causa 3 in 1976 and then in the late 1970s became a senior scientist at the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales in Buenos Aires Bonaparte was a two time Guggenheim Fellow 4 and since the 1970s received periodic funding from the National Geographic Society 1 He was reportedly hard working stubborn and had a strong personality even violent 5 He received another honorary degree from the National University of Comahue in 2011 6 Bonaparte died at dawn in his sleep on 18 February 2020 at age 91 7 Career EditDiscovery of southern diversity Edit Between 1975 and 1977 Bonaparte worked on excavation of the Saltasaurus dinosaur with Martin Vince and Juan C Leal at the Estancia El Brete This find was in 1977 reported in the scientific literature 8 With fellow Argentine Jaime Powell Bonaparte studied the Saltasaurus and discovered that it had armoured plates known as osteoderms embedded in its skin Based on this discovery together with twenty examples of Kritosaurus australis and a lambeosaurine dinosaur found in South America Bonaparte hypothesized that there had been a large scale migration of species between the Americas at the end of the Mesozoic period 9 The supercontinent of Pangea split into Laurasia in the north and Gondwana in the south during the Jurassic During the Cretaceous South America pulled away from the rest of Gondwana The division caused a divergence between the northern biota and the southern biota and the southern animals appear strange to those used to the more northerly fauna Bonaparte s finds illustrate this divergence and caused palaeontologist Robert Bakker to dub him the Master of the Mesozoic 10 Discoveries EditBonaparte discovered an array of Southern dinosaurs that included Abelisaurus comahuensis 1985 Agustinia ligabuei 1998 Alvarezsaurus calvoi 1991 Amargasaurus cazaui 1991 Andesaurus delgadoi 1991 Argentinosaurus huinculensis 1993 Argyrosaurus superbus 1984 Carnotaurus sastrei 1985 Coloradisaurus brevis 1978 Guaibasaurus candelariensis 1998 Kritosaurus australis 1984 Lapparentosaurus madagascariensis 1986 Ligabueino andesi 1996 Mussaurus patagonicus 1979 Noasaurus leali 1980 Piatnitzkysaurus floresi 1979 Rayososaurus agrioensis 1996 Riojasaurus incertus 1969 Saltasaurus loricatus 1980 Velocisaurus unicus 1991 Volkheimeria chubutensis 1979 Ligabuesaurus leanzai 2006 He also contributed to the discovery of the Gigantosaurus Philosophy EditBonaparte was for a long time a traditionalist and did not use modern cladistic methods which apply the principle of parsimony to a vast array of synapomorphies Partly for this reason he declined to work on the modern treatise The Dinosauria published in 1990 However in 2000 Bonaparte began to use cladograms For instance his studies of sauropods e g Ligabuesaurus and proto mammals from Brazil show cladograms made by himself and co authors While he is best known for his dinosaur discoveries he preferred to study the fossils of mammals 5 His students included Rodolfo Coria Luis Chiappe Fernando Novas Jaime Powell Guillermo W Rougier Leonardo Salgado Jorge Calvo Sebastian Apesteguia and Agustin Martinelli References Edit a b Spalding David A E 1993 Dinosaur Hunters Prima Publishing pp 283 286 ISBN 9781559583381 Dodson is quoted in Lessem 1993 Giacchino Adrian 1999 El doctor Jose Fernando Bonaparte tras las huellas de los dinosaurios in Spanish CAECE University Archived from the original on 29 June 2007 Jose F Bonaparte John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Retrieved 10 November 2018 a b Lessem Don May 1993 Jose Bonaparte Master of the Mesozoic Paleontologist Omni Otorgan el honoris causa al Dr Jose Fernando Bonaparte University Press in European Spanish National University of Comahue Archived from the original on 11 November 2018 Fallecio el reconocido paleontologo Jose Bonaparte La Verdad in Spanish 18 February 2020 Bonaparte J F Salfity J A Bossi G amp Powell J E 1977 Hallazgo de dinosaurios y aves cretacicas en la Formacion Lecho de El Brete Salta proximo al limite con Tucuman Acta Geologica Lilloana in Spanish 14 5 17 Novas Fernando E 2009 The Age of Dinosaurs in South America Indiana University Press pp 343 344 ISBN 978 0253352897 Bakker is quoted in Lessem 1993External links Edit Data related to Jose Fernando Bonaparte at Wikispecies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Bonaparte amp oldid 1126287689, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
