Carlos Rusconi Sassi, Argentine paleontologist and archaeologist (Buenos Aires 02 November 1898 – Mendoza 22 February 1969)

From Italian parentage

Authored about 500 works

Described one subfamily Eumysopinae (1935) and two species Catagonus wagneri 1930 & Ctenomys australis 1934 of living mammals 

DESCRIBED NEW GENERA

Trilobita

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Mammalia

Acrotypotherium 1936

Allalmeia 1946

Brasilochoerus 1930

Interchoerus 1930

Macrocavia 1933

Megactenomys 1930

Nothydrochoerus 1935

Notopachyrucos 1933

Parachoerus 1930

Tapiralium 1934

Tranyocastor 1936

Xenohydrochoerus 1934 

Pisces

Anatoia 1946

Caminchaia 1946

Cenechoia 1946

Challaia 1946

Echentaia 1946

Guaymayenia 1946

Neochallaia 1949

Pasambaya 1946

Reptilia

Acrohydraspis 1934

Ancanamunia 1942

Ilchunaia 1946

Notocaiman 1937

Purranosaurus 1948

Rhamphostomopsis 1933 

Uruguaysuchus 1933

Xenosuchus 1933

Amphibia

Chigutisaurus 1948

Icanosaurus 1950

Otuminisaurus 1948

Crustacea

Culampaia 1949

Estheriopsis 1947

Huarpeana 1954

Graptolita

Challapora 1949

Mendograptus 1950

Notograptus 1948  

Aves

Cunampaia 1946

Querandiornis 1958

Echinodermata

Antunia 1955

Salagastiana 1951

Mollusca

Charruia 1955

Quilicanella 1952

Cnidaria

Mendoconularia 1951

Mendopora 1948

Bryozoa

Paraguataia 1948 

HONORS

Rusconia Kraglievich 1931 (Fossil Mammalia)