Aleksandr Sergeevich Rautian Explained

Aleksandr Sergeevich Rautian (born 22 March 1949) is a Russian paleontologist working at the Paleontological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Russia.^[1]

He has named several species including Parvicursor remotus and Praeornis sharovi.^{[2] [3]}

Tributes

The gliding neodiapsid reptile genus and species name Rautiania alexandri Bulanov & Sennikov, 2006 is a tribute to Aleksandr Sergeevich Rautian.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . 23 August 2024 . www.degruyter.com.
2. Karhu, A.A. and Rautian, A.S. (1996). "A new family of Maniraptora (Dinosauria: Saurischia) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia". Paleontological Journal Russian Academy of Sciences 30(5): 583-592.
3. Rautian, A. S. (1978). "A unique bird feather from Jurassic lake deposits in the Karatau." Paleontological Journal, 4: 520-528.
4. Bulanov . V.V. . Sennikov . A.G. . October 2006 . The first gliding reptiles from the upper Permian of Russia . Paleontological Journal . en . 40 . supp5 . S567–S570 . 10.1134/S0031030106110037 . 1555-6174 . 84310001.