Jaci Antonio Louzada Tupi Caldas

Brazilian paleontologist
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IntroBrazilian paleontologist
PlacesBrazil
isScientist Paleontologist
Work fieldBiology Science
Gender
Male
Birth19 July 1898
DeathPorto Alegre
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Biography

Jaci Antonio Louzada Tupi Caldas (Also signed: Jacy Antonio Louzada Tupy Caldas, but was best known as Tupi Caldas.) (19 July, 1898 – 1946) was a Brazilian paleontologist. He gave contributions to paleontology describing some of the animals found in the region Paleorrota.

Biography

He lived in Porto Alegre, was professor of military school and a member of the Historical and Geographical Institute of Rio Grande do Sul, formed in Pharmacy - in 1917 the Faculty of Medicine of Porto Alegre. In paleontology helped describe Dinodontosaurus pedroanum and Hyperodapedon mariensis.

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