Francisco Lucas Roselli
Francisco Lucas Roselli | |
|---|---|
| Born | Francisco Lucas Roselli October 18, 1902 |
| Died | November 22, 1987 (aged 85) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paleontology |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Roselli |
Francisco Lucas Roselli (Carmelo, 18 October 1902 - 22 November 1987) was a Uruguayan palaeontologist and archaeologist, mainly active in Colonia Department.[1]
Selected works
- 1938: Apuntes de geologia y paleontologia uruguayas y sobre insectos del Cretáceo del Uruguay o descubrimientos de admirables instintos constructivos de esa época. Boletin de la Sociedad Amigos de la Ciencias naturales “Kraglievich-Fontana, 1, 29-102.
- 1976: Contribución al estudio de la geopaleontología: departamentos de Colonia y Soriano (República Oriental del Uruguay).
- 1976: Fiandraia romeii. Un nuevo interesante notoungulado (Typotheria-Mammalia) de edad Friasense, de Nueva Palmira, Uruguay.
- 1987: Paleoicnología: nidos de insectos fósiles de la cobertura Mesozoica del Uruguay. Publicaciones del Museo Municipal de Nueva Palmira, 1(1), 1-56.
Roselli was a honorary member of the Instituto Histórico y Geográfico del Uruguay.
He helped establish the Municipal Museum of Nueva Palmira with his whole collection. After passing away, in 1989 the museum was given his name.
References
- ^ Genise, Jorge F.; Bown, Thomas M. (1 January 1995). "Memorial". Ichnos (in Spanish). 3 (4): 311–312. doi:10.1080/10420949509386401. ISSN 1042-0940. Retrieved 4 June 2020.