Florentino Ameghino
Florentino Ameghino (in the 1890s)
Born	September 18, 1854 Luján
Died	August 6, 1911 Buenos Aires
Nationality	Argentine
Fields	paleontologist

Florentino Ameghino (September 18, 1854 – August 6, 1911) was an Argentinian naturalist, paleontologist, anthropologist and zoologist. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Luján is a city in the Buenos Aires province of Argentina, located 68 kilometres north west of the city of Buenos Aires. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Palaeontology redirects here For the Scientific journal, see Palaeontology (journal. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Natural history is the Scientific research of Plants or Animals leaning more towards the Observational than Experimental methods Palaeontology redirects here For the Scientific journal, see Palaeontology (journal. Anthropology (/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/ from Greek grc ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos, "human" -λογία -logia) is the study of Zoology (from Greek ζῷον, zoon, "animal" + λόγος, " Logos " "knowledge" is the branch of

Born in Luján of Italian immigrants (some sources state he himself was born in Italy), Ameghino was a self-taught naturalist, and focused his study on the lands of the southern Pampas. Luján is a city in the Buenos Aires province of Argentina, located 68 kilometres north west of the city of Buenos Aires. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Laguna de Gomezjpg|thumb|left|240px|Lake Gomez near Junín in the heart of the Pampas grain belt He formed one of the largest collections of fossils of the world at the time, which served him as base for numerous geological and paleontological studies. FOSSIL is a standard protocol for allowing serial communication for Telecommunications programs under the DOS Operating system. He also investigated the possible presence of prehistoric man in the Pampas and made several controversial claims about human origins in South America. Stone Age Paleolithic See also Paleolithic, Recent African Origin, Early Homo sapiens, Early human migrations "Paleolithic"

Image of Florentino Ameghino, by the sculptor Erminio Blotta

Ameghino was appointed professor of zoology at the University of Córdoba, subdirector of the La Plata Museum, and director of the National Museum of Buenos Aires. Erminio Blotta ( November 8, 1892 &ndash January 23, 1976) was an Argentine sculptor of Italian origin Zoology (from Greek ζῷον, zoon, "animal" + λόγος, " Logos " "knowledge" is the branch of Córdoba, abbreviated as CBA, is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the La Plata is the capital city of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as well as of the partido of La Plata. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern

He died from diabetes in Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern

The Ameghino crater on the Moon was named in his honour. Ameghino is a lunar Impact crater located to the north of the Sinus Successus, a bay in the northeast part of Mare Fecunditatis.

The Florentino Ameghino Partido and its head town of Ameghino, situated in the north-west of Buenos Aires Province are also named after him. Florentino Ameghino Partido is a partido in the north-west of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. Buenos Aires Province (ˈbwenos ˈaiɾes Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires is the most populated province of Argentina.

References

• Garate, Justo (1970). "Ameghino, Florentino". Dictionary of Scientific Biography 1. The Dictionary of Scientific Biography is a scholarly reference work that was published from 1970 through 1980 New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 129-132. ISBN 0684101149.  
• Shampo, M A; Kyle R A (Sep 1987). Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) "Argentinian paleontologist contributes to the understanding of humans and the environment". Mayo Clin. Proc. 62 (9): 855. PMID 3306184.  

External links

• Florentino Ameghino biography (Spanish)

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