Sergei Kurzanov

Sergei Mikhailovich Kurzanov
Born11 February 1947
Died18 June 2024 (aged 77)
CitizenshipRussia
Scientific career
FieldsPaleontology, Geology

Sergei Mikhailovich Kurzanov (Сергей Михайлович Курзанов; 11 February 1947 - 18 June 2024) was a Russian (formerly Soviet) paleontologist at the Paleontological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is known mainly for his work in Mongolia and the ex-Soviet republics in Central Asia. In 1976, he announced the discovery of Alioramus. In 1981, he announced the discovery of Avimimus.

In 1998 a species of iguanodont dinosaur from Mongolia was named Altirhinus kurzanovi in his honor.

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