Peter Wellnhofer

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Peter Wellnhofer (* 1936 in Munich ) is a German paleontologist . He is considered one of the world's leading experts on pterosaurs (Pterosauria) and the "first bird" Archeopteryx .

life and work

Peter Wellhofer is graduate geologist and in 1964 at the Munich Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Dr. rer. nat. PhD. He then took a position as a curator at the Bavarian State Collection for Paleontology and Geology . As part of this activity, he was responsible for collecting fossil vertebrate animals . He later became chief curator and deputy director of the State Collection. During this time, Wellnhofer's research activities focused on the pterosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods , the "primeval bird" Archeopteryx and the dinosaurs . His works include, in addition to the volume Pterosauria , in the Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie / Handbook of paleoherpetology published by him and numerous specialist publications, a series of publications on pterosaurs and Archeopteryx intended for the general public .

Awards

In 1997 Wellnhofer was awarded the Werner and Inge Grüter Prize for Science Education .

In 2018 Wellnhofer received the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon .

Works (selection)

  • Archeopteryx and problems of the theory of evolution. Minerva publication, Munich 1978
  • Pterosaurs. Pterosauria. Ziemsen, Lutherstadt Wittenberg 1980
  • Solnhofen limestone. Primeval birds and pterosaurs. Friends of the museum at the Solenhofer Aktien-Verein, Solnhofen 1983
  • Dinosaurs - Facts and Theories. St. Gallen Museums Foundation, St. Gallen 1991
  • The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Pterosaurs. Salamander Books, London 1991
  • Archeopteryx. The primeval bird of Solnhofen. Pfeil, Munich 2008

literature

  • Peter Wellnhofer: The great encyclopedia of the pterosaurs . Mosaik Verlag, Munich, 1993.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Announcement of the awards from May 1, 2018. Office of the Federal President, May 1, 2018, accessed on April 24, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Wellnhofer, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German paleontologist
DATE OF BIRTH 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich