Ernst Stromer
German paleontologist
Died when: 82 years 189 days (990 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Ernst Freiherr Stromer von Reichenbach (12 June 1871 in Nürnberg – 18 December 1952 in Erlangen) was a German paleontologist.He is best remembered for his expedition to Egypt, during which the first known remains of Spinosaurus were discovered.
He described the following Cretaceous dinosaurs from Egypt: Aegyptosaurus, Bahariasaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, and the enigmatic theropod, Spinosaurus aegyptiacus.Stromer also described the giant crocodilian, Stomatosuchus.
The fossil bird genus Stromeria (now included in the genus Eremopezus) and the sauropod Paralititan stromeri were named in his honor (by Kálmán Lambrecht in 1929 and Smith et al. 2001, respectively).
The majority of his fossil discoveries were destroyed during World War II, and only photographs of some specimens remain.
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