Édouard Lartet

Édouard Lartet
Born15 April 1801
Castelnau-Barbarens, France
Died28 January 1871
Séissan, France
OccupationPaleontologist

Édouard Lartet (15 April 1801 – 28 January 1871) was a French geologist and paleontologist, and a pioneer of Paleolithic archaeology. He is also known for coining the prehistoric taxon Amphicyon, making it one of the earliest-described fossil carnivorans in the palaeontological record.

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