Halszka Osmólska


Halszka Osmólska was a Polish paleontologist who had specialized in Mongolian dinosaurs.

Biography

Osmólska was born in Poznań.
A member of the Polish–Mongolian expeditions to the Gobi Desert she described many finds from these rocks, often with Teresa Maryańska. Among the dinosaurs she described are:
Her other work included discussions of the paleobiology of hadrosaurids, and co-editing the two editions of The Dinosauria. As of 2004, she was affiliated with the Instytut Paleobiologii of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
She is recognized for her work in the names of the Mongolian oviraptorid Citipati osmolskae, the Chinese dromaeosaurid Velociraptor osmolskae, the Mongolian dromaeosaurid Halszkaraptor escuilliei, the archosauriform reptile Osmolskina czatkowicensis, and the Polish Pliocene lagomorph Prolagus osmolskae.
Osmólska was, in recognition of her scientific work, a recipient of a number of awards including the Polish Cross of Merit.

Selected publications