| Guillermo Chong | |
| Birth Date: | 29 November 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Arica, Chile |
| Field: | Geology |
| Work Institutions: | Catholic University of the North |
| Alma Mater: | University of Chile |
| Known For: | Study of Atacama Desert |
| Prizes: | Medalla “Juan Brüggen” (2003) TWAS ROLAC (2010) Distinguished son of Arica (2018) |
Guillermo Baltazar Chong Díaz is a Chilean geologist and professor at the Catholic University of the North at Antofagasta, Chile. In 2018 he was named distinguished son (Spanish; Castilian: hijo ilustre) of Arica.[1] The mineral chongite and the extinct fish Chongichthys are named after him.[2] [3]
In 2011, together with Zulma Brandoni de Gasparini and others, Chong Díaz discovered a well-preserved fossilized skull of the family Metriorhynchidae.[4] [5] The team determined it to be a specimen of Metriorhynchus westermanni, an extinct marine crocodyliform.