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Philippe Taquet

French paleontologist

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born
1940
died
2025
age at death
85
known for
paleontologist, university teacher, research fellow

1940 – 2025

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who philippe taquet is

Philippe Taquet was a French paleontologist who specialised in dinosaur systematics of finds primarily in northern Africa.

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