Attila Ősi
Attila Ősi | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 12, 1980 Ajka, Hungary |
| Alma mater | Eötvös Loránd University |
| Known for | Research at the Iharkút Cretaceous vertebrate site |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology, Paleontology |
| Institutions | Hungarian Academy of Sciences – Hungarian Natural History Museum |
Attila Ősi (born 12 May 1980) is a Hungarian geologist and paleontologist.[1] He is one of the discoverers of the Iharkút Cretaceous vertebrate site in the Bakony Mountains and has led its excavations since 2000. He is currently a research fellow of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Hungarian Natural History Museum Paleontology Research Group.[2]
Career
Ősi became interested in paleontology as a high school student in Ajka, where he and friends collected fossils in the Bakony region. After winning a national geology competition, he entered Eötvös Loránd University in 1999 without entrance exams. In 2000, he and a colleague discovered vertebrate remains in the Iharkút bauxite mine, leading to the identification of a rich Late Cretaceous vertebrate site. He organized annual excavations, which continue under his leadership. He received his MSc in geology in 2003, with a thesis on the Late Cretaceous dinosaur fauna of Hungary, and earned his PhD in 2006 with a dissertation on heterodont crocodiles.[3]
In 2010, Ősi and his team unearthed an 85-million-year-old ceratopsian, later named Ajkaceratops.
Awards
- Junior Prima Award (2010, science category)
References
- ^ Ősi, Attila, dnb.de
- ^ "Archivált másolat". Archived from the original on 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ "Index cikk". 28 May 2010.; "MTA közlemény". Archived from the original on 2007-05-27. Retrieved 2011-09-13.