Rodolfo Coria


Rodolfo Aníbal Coria, is an Argentine paleontologist.
He is best known for having directed the field study and co-naming of Argentinosaurus in 1993, and Giganotosaurus, in 1995 among other landmark South American dinosaurs, including Mapusaurus, Aucasaurus, and Quilmesaurus. He is a member of the Argentine Paleontological Association, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Paleontological Society and The Explorers Club.
He was a leading researcher at the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum, in Buenos Aires, director of the Museo Carmen Funes in Plaza Huincul, from its opening in 1984 until 2007, when he joined the National Research Council of Argentina.
He and his work were featured in the movie Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia and the BBC Horizon documentary Extreme Dinosaurs.
Below is a list of taxa that Coria has contributed to naming:
YearTaxonAuthors
2022Elemgasem nubilus gen. et sp. nov.Baiano, Pol, Bellardini, Windholz, Cerda, Garrido, & Coria
2020Huinculsaurus montesi gen. et sp. nov.Baiano, Coria, & Cau
2020Lajasvenator ascheriae gen. et sp. nov.Coria, Currie, Ortega, & Baiano
2019Barrosasuchus neuquenianus gen. et sp. nov.Coria, Ortega, Arcucci, & Currie
2017Isaberrysaura mollensis gen. et sp. nov.Salgado, Canudo, Garrido, Moreno-Azanza, Martínez, Coria, & Gasca
2015Edaphodon snowhillensis sp. nov.Gouiric-Cavalli, Cabrera, Cione, O'Gorman, Coria, & Fernández
2002Anabisetia saldiviai gen. et sp. nov.Coria & Calvo
2002Aucasaurus garridoi gen. et sp. nov.Coria, Chiappe, & Dingus
1996Gasparinisaura cincosaltensis gen. et sp. nov.Coria & Salgado
1995Giganotosaurus carolinii gen. et sp. nov.Coria & Salgado