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Rinchen Barsbold
Mongolian paleontologist and geologist
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- born
- 1935
- died
- 2025
- age at death
- 89
- known for
- paleontologist, geologist
1935 β 2025

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who rinchen barsbold is
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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