Luis M. Chiappe
Luis María Chiappe is an Argentine paleontologist born in Buenos Aires who is best known for his discovery of the first sauropod nesting sites in the badlands of Patagonia in 1997 and for his work on the origin and early evolution of Mesozoic birds. He has been the Senior Vice President of Research and Collections at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County since 2012 and was the founding director of the museum's Dinosaur Institute. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the American Museum of Natural History, New York after immigrating from Argentina. Chiappe curated the award-winning Dinosaur Hall at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County,and led the decade-long work on the green dinosaur Gnatalie which culminated with a new mount in the NHM Commons.
Chiappe is a fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, a laureate of the Alexander Humboldt Foundation, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California, and a member of the Real Academia de Ciencias de España.
Academic contributions
Chiappe has published over 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals, with nearly 17,000 citations. He has numerous publications in high-profile scientific journals, including Nature, Science, Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, Current Biology, Gondwana Research, PNAS, Nature Communications, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, and Scientific Reports. He is best known for his extensive work on the origin and early evolution of birds, although he is also well-known for work on sauropod nesting sites and embryos from Patagonia, on which he has authored several books and articles, and on pterosaur embryos.Below is a list of taxa that Chiappe has contributed to naming:
| Year | Taxon | Authors |
| 2025 | Shuilingornis angelai gen. et sp. nov. | Wang, Cau, Wang, Kundrát, Zhang, Liu, & Chiappe |
| 2024 | Navaornis hestiae gen. et sp. nov. | Chiappe, Navalón, Martinelli, de Souza Carvalho, Santucci, Wu, & Field |
| 2019 | Gretcheniao sinensis gen. et sp. nov. | Chiappe, Qingjin, Serrano, Sigurdsen, Min, Bell, & Di |
| 2019 | Elektorornis chenguangi gen. et sp. nov. | Xing, O'Connor, Chiappe, McKellar, Carroll, Hu, Bai, & Lei |
| 2019 | Orienantius ritteri gen. et sp.. nov. | Liu, Chiappe, Zhang, Serrano, & Meng |
| 2015 | Fumicollis hoffmani gen. et sp. nov. | Bell & Chiappe |
| 2014 | Gansus zheni sp. nov. | Liu, Chiappe, Zhang, Bell, Meng, Ji, & Wang |
| 2014 | Changyuraptor yangi gen. et sp. nov. | Han, Chiappe, Ji, Habib, Turner, Chinsamy, Liu, & Han |
| 2013 | Zhouornis hani sp. nov. | Zhang, Chiappe, Han, & Chinsamy |
| 2013 | Overosaurus paradasorum gen. et sp. nov. | Coria, Filippi, Chiappe, Garcia, & Arcucci |
| 2013 | Sulcavis geeorum, gen. et sp. nov. | O'Connor, Zhang, Chiappe, Meng, Quanguo, & Di |
| 2010 | Morsoravis sedilis gen. et sp. nov. | Bertelli, Lindow, Dyke, & Chiappe |
| 2010 | Shenqiornis mengi gen. et sp. nov. | Wang, O'Connor, Zhao, Chiappe, Gao, & Cheng |
| 2010 | Longicrusavis houi gen. et sp. nov. | O'Connor, Gao, & Chiappe |
| 2010 | Hollanda luceria gen. et sp. nov. | Bell, Chiappe, Erickson, Suzuki, Watabe, Barsbold, Tsogtbaatar |
| 2009 | Shanweiniao cooperorum gen. et sp. nov. | O'Connor, Wang, Chiappe, Gao, Meng, Cheng, & Liu |
| 2008 | Zhongornis haoae gen. et sp. nov. | Gao, Chiappe, Meng, O'Connor, Wang, Cheng, & Liu |
| 2007 | Kelenken guillermoi gen. et sp. nov. | Bertelli, Chiappe, & Tambussi |
| 2007 | Elsornis keni gen. et sp. nov. | Chiappe, Suzuki, Dyke, Watabe, Tsogtbaatar, & Barsbold |
| 2006 | Dalingheornis liweii gen. et sp. nov. | Zihui, Lianhai, Yoshikasu, O'Connor, Martin, & Chiappe |
| 2006 | Juravenator starki gen. et sp. nov. | Göhlich & Chiappe |
| 2002 | Aucasaurus garridoi gen. et sp. nov. | Coria, Chiappe, & Dingus |
| 2002 | Halimornis thompsoni gen. et sp. nov. | Chiappe, Lamb, & Ericson |
| 2001 | Limenavis patagonica gen. et sp. nov. | Clarke & Chiappe |
| 1999 | Changchengornis hengdaoziensis gen. et sp. nov. | Qiang, Chiappe, & Shu' An |
| 1998 | Shuvuuia deserti gen. et sp. nov. | Chiappe, Norell, & Clark |
| 1996 | Vorona berivotrensis gen. et sp. nov. | Forster, Chiappe, Krause, & Sampson |
| 1996 | Eoalulavis hoyasi gen. et sp. nov. | Sanz, Chiappe, Pérez-Moreno, Buscalioni, Moratalla, Ortega, & Poyato-Ariza |
| 1995 | Avisaurus gloriae sp. nov. | Varrichio & Chiappe |
| 1994 | Neuquenornis volans gen. et sp. nov. | Chiappe & Calvo |
| 1993 | Yungavolucris brevipedalis gen. et sp. nov. | Chiappe |
| 1993 | Soroavisaurus australis gen. et sp. nov. | Chiappe |
| 1993 | Lectavis brenticola gen. et sp. nov. | Chiappe |
| 1993 | Mononychus olecranus gen. et sp. nov. | Altangerel, Norell, Chiappe, & Clark |
| 1988 | Amargasuchus minor gen. et sp. nov. | Chiappe |
| 1988 | Caiman tremembensis sp. nov. | Chiappe |
Books
- Chiappe, L.M.; Qingjin, M. 2016. Birds of Stone.,.
- Chiappe, L.M. 2007. Glorified Dinosaurs: The Origin and Early Evolution of Birds.,.
- Dingus, L.; Chiappe, L.M. The Tiniest Giants: Discovering Dinosaur Eggs,.
- Chiappe, L.M.; Dingus, L. Walking on Eggs: The Astonishing Discovery of Thousands of Dinosaur Eggs in the Badlands of Patagonia,.
- Chiappe, L.M.; Dingus, L. The Lost Dinosaurs: The Astonishing Discovery of the World's Largest Prehistoric Nesting Ground,
- Chiappe, L.M.; Witmer L. Mesozoic Birds: Above the Heads of Dinosaurs,.
In popular culture