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Rinchen Barsbold

Mongolian paleontologist and geologist

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born
1935
died
2025
age at death
89
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paleontologist, geologist

1935 – 2025

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Rinchen Barsbold was a Mongolian paleontologist, geologist and an expert in vertebrate paleontology and Mesozoic stratigraphy. Most of his work was performed at the Institute of Geology in Ulaanbaatar. Barsbold was instrumental in the discovery and recovery of the Mongolian dinosaur fossil record. His work has helped to form a more complete understanding of the later stages of dinosaur evolution in Eurasia.

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