In Memoriam:Evgeny N. Kurochkin, 1940–2011

In 1992, he was among several avian paleontologists who came together coincidentally at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York in time to view the skeleton of the Cretaceous vertebrate that came to be known as Mononykus and which was being highly touted by AMNH paleontologists as...

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Published in:The Auk 2012-10, Vol.129 (4), p.790-791
Main Author: Olson, Storrs L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Birds
Cretaceous
Memorials
Paleontology
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Summary:In 1992, he was among several avian paleontologists who came together coincidentally at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York in time to view the skeleton of the Cretaceous vertebrate that came to be known as Mononykus and which was being highly touted by AMNH paleontologists as a bizarre bird. Evgeny and I had each been on field expeditions to Cuba, particularly in the east, and during the 1996 meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution in Washington, we enjoyed sharing experiences and recalling the names of obscure villages we had each visited, such as Yateritas.
ISSN:0004-8038
1938-4254
2732-4613
DOI:10.1525/auk.2012.129.4.790