Luis M. Chiappe


Luis María Chiappe is an Argentine paleontologist born in Buenos Aires who is best known for his discovery of the first sauropod nesting sites in the badlands of Patagonia in 1997 and for his work on the origin and early evolution of Mesozoic birds. He is currently the Vice President of Research and Collections at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and director of the museum's Dinosaur Institute. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the American Museum of Natural History, New York after immigrating from Argentina. Chiappe is currently the curator of the award winning Dinosaur Hall at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California, BBC advisor and author of scientific and popular books.
Chiappe is a fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, a laureate of the Alexander Humboldt Foundation, and a research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing.

Academic Contributions

Chiappe has published nearly 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals, with over 12,000 citations. He has numerous publications in high-profile scientific journals, including Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, Current Biology, Gondwana Research, Nature, Nature Communications, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Science, and Scientific Reports. He is best known for his extensive work on the origin and early evolution of birds, although he is also well-known for work on sauropod nesting sites and embryos from Patagonia, on which he has authored several books and articles, and on pterosaur embryos.
Below is a list of taxa that Chiappe has contributed to naming:
YearTaxonAuthors
2019Gretcheniao sinensis gen. et sp. nov.Chiappe, Qingjin, Serrano, Sigurdsen, Min, Bell, & Di
2019Elektorornis chenguangi gen. et sp. nov.Xing, O'Connor, Chiappe, McKellar, Carroll, Hu, Bai, & Lei
2019Orienantius ritteri gen. et sp.. nov.Liu, Chiappe, Zhang, Serrano, & Meng
2015Fumicollis hoffmani gen. et sp. nov.Bell & Chiappe
2014Gansus zheni sp. nov.Liu, Chiappe, Zhang, Bell, Meng, Ji, & Wang
2014Changyuraptor yangi gen. et sp. nov.Han, Chiappe, Ji, Habib, Turner, Chinsamy, Liu, & Han
2013Zhouornis hani sp. nov.Zhang, Chiappe, Han, & Chinsamy
2013Overosaurus paradasorum gen. et sp. nov.Coria, Filippi, Chiappe, Garcia, & Arcucci
2013Sulcavis geeorum, gen. et sp. nov.O'Connor, Zhang, Chiappe, Meng, Quanguo, & Di
2010Morsoravis sedilis gen. et sp. nov.Bertelli, Lindow, Dyke, & Chiappe
2010Shenqiornis mengi gen. et sp. nov.Wang, O'Connor, Zhao, Chiappe, Gao, & Cheng
2010Longicrusavis houi gen. et sp. nov.O'Connor, Gao, & Chiappe
2010Hollanda luceria gen. et sp. nov.Bell, Chiappe, Erickson, Suzuki, Watabe, Barsbold, Tsogtbaatar
2008Zhongornis haoae gen. et sp. nov.Gao, Chiappe, Meng, O'Connor, Wang, Cheng, & Liu
2007Kelenken guillermoi gen. et sp. nov.Bertelli, Chiappe, & Tambussi
2007Elsornis keni gen. et sp. nov.Chiappe, Suzuki, Dyke, Watabe, Tsogtbaatar, & Barsbold
2006Dalingheornis liweii gen. et sp. nov.Zihui, Lianhai, Yoshikasu, O'Connor, Martin, & Chiappe
2006Juravenator starki gen. et sp. nov.Göhlich & Chiappe, 2006
2002Aucasaurus garridoi gen. et sp. nov.Coria, Chiappe, & Dingus
2002Halimornis thompsoni gen. et sp. nov.Chiappe, Lamb, & Ericson
2001Limenavis patagonica gen. et sp. nov.Clarke & Chiappe
1999Changchengornis hengdaoziensis gen. et sp. nov.Qiang, Chiappe, & Shu' An
1998Shuvuuia deserti gen. et sp. nov.Chiappe, Norell, & Clark
1996Vorona berivotrensis gen. et sp. nov.Forster, Chiappe, Krause, & Sampson
1996Eoalulavis hoyasi gen. et sp. nov.Sanz, Chiappe, Pérez-Moreno, Buscalioni, Moratalla, Ortega, & Poyato-Ariza
1995Avisaurus gloriae sp. nov.Varrichio & Chiappe
1994Neuquenornis volans gen. et sp. nov.Chiappe & Calvo
1993Mononychus olecranus gen. et sp. nov.Altangerel, Norell, Chiappe, & Clark
1988Amargasuchus minor gen. et sp. nov.Chiappe
1988Caiman tremembensis sp. nov.Chiappe

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