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)