Altangerel Perle

Altangerel Perle (born 1945) is a Mongolian palaeontologist. He is employed at the National University of Mongolia.[1] He has described species such as Goyocephale lattimorei, Achillobator giganticus and Erlikosaurus andrewsi. He has been honored by Polish palaeontologist Halszka Osmólska, who named the species Hulsanpes perlei after him.

In this Mongolian name, the given name is Perle. Altangerel is a patronymic, not a family name.
Altangerel Perle
Born1945 (age 77–78)
Mongolia
OccupationPalaeontologist

References
  1. Griffin, Mary (23 April 2007). "Have a dinosaur skull, will travel". thisisdorset.net. Retrieved 2 June 2009.


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