René Lavocat

René Lavocat
Born24 August 1909
Died9 August 2007 (2007-08-10) (aged 97)
Teyran, near Montpellier
Known forPaleontology
Scientific career
Author abbrev. (zoology)Lavocat

René Lavocat (24 August 1909 – 9 August 2007) was a French palaeontologist who described several genera of African dinosaurs including the sauropod Rebbachisaurus, as well as several extinct mammals such as the family Kenyamyidae. The mammal Lavocatia, the notosuchian Lavocatchampsa, the sauropod Lavocatisaurus and the phorusrhacid Lavocatavis are named after him.

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