List of paleontologists

This is a list of notable paleontologists who have made significant contributions to the field of paleontology. Only paleontologists with biographical articles in Wikipedia are listed here.

A



 * Othenio Abel (Austria, 1875-1946)
 * William Abler (United States)
 * Karel Absolon (Czech Republic, 1877-1960)
 * Louis Agassiz (Switzerland / United States, 1807-1873)
 * Emiliano Aguirre (Spain, 1925-2021)
 * Per E. Ahlberg (Sweden)
 * Gustava Aigner (Austria, 1906-1987)
 * Luis Alcalá (Spain)
 * Truman H. Aldrich (United States, 1848-1932)
 * Richard Aldridge (England, 1945-2014)
 * Annie Montague Alexander (Kingdom of Hawaii / United States, 1867-1950)
 * John Alroy (United States / Australia, 1966- )
 * Vladimir Prokhorovich Amalitskii (Russia, 1860-1917)
 * Carlos Ameghino (Argentina, 1865-1936)
 * Florentino Ameghino (Argentina, 1854-1911)
 * Charles Anderson (Scotland / Australia, 1876-1944)
 * Elaine Anderson (United States, 1936-2002)
 * Johan Gunnar Andersson (Sweden, 1874-1960)
 * Gábor Andreánszky (Hungary, 1895-1967)
 * Charles William Andrews (England, 1866-1924)
 * Henry Nathaniel Andrews (United States, 1910-2002)
 * Mahala Andrews (Scotland, 1939-1997)
 * Roy Chapman Andrews (United States, 1884-1960)
 * Nicolai Ivanovich Andrusov (Russia, 1861-1924)
 * Alberto Angela (Italy, 1962- )
 * Ernesto Pérez d'Angelo (Chile, 1932-2013)
 * Mary Anning (England, 1799-1847)
 * Miguel Telles Antunes (Portugal, 1937- )
 * Esther Applin (United States, 1895-1972)
 * Camille Arambourg (France, 1885-1969)
 * Edward Alexander Newell Arber (England, 1870-1918)
 * Sergio Archangelsky (Argentina, 1931-2022)
 * Adolphe d'Archiac (France, 1802-1868)
 * William Joscelyn Arkell (England, 1904-1958)
 * Chester A. Arnold (United States, 1901-1977)
 * Juan Luis Arsuaga (Spain, 1954- )
 * Berhane Asfaw (Ethiopia)
 * Hermann Martin Asmuss (Estonia, 1812-1859)
 * Sava Athanasiu (Romania, 1861-1946)
 * Walter Auffenberg (United States, 1928-2004)
 * Stanley Awramik (United States, 1946- )
 * Brian Axsmith (United States, 1962-2020)

B



 * Catherine E. Badgley (United States, 1950-)
 * William Hellier Baily (England, 1819-1888)
 * Andrew Geddes Bain (South Africa, 1797-1864)
 * Robert T. Bakker (United States, 1945- )
 * Jean-Christophe Balouet (France, 1956-2021)
 * Harlan Parker Banks (United States, 1913-1998)
 * Mário Costa Barberena (Brazil, 1934-2013)
 * Erwin Hinckly Barbour (United States, 1856-1947)
 * Joachim Barrande (France, 1799-1883)
 * Charles Barrois (France, 1851-1939)
 * Rinchen Barsbold (Mongolia, 1935- )
 * Ray S. Bassler (United States, 1878-1961)
 * Dorothea Bate (England, 1878-1951)
 * Francis Arthur Bather (England, 1863-1934)
 * Georg Baur (United States, 1859-1898)
 * George Bax Holmes (England, 1803-1887)
 * Allan Bé (United States, died 1983)
 * William Bean (England, 1787-1866)
 * K. Christopher Beard (United States)
 * William Beard (England, 1772-1868)
 * Samuel Beckles (England, 1814-1890)
 * Charles Emerson Beecher (United States, 1856-1904)
 * Hermann Behmel (Germany, 1939- )
 * Kay Behrensmeyer (United States)
 * Walter A. Bell (Canada, 1889-1969)
 * Romeu Beltrão (Brazil, 1913-1977)
 * Etheldred Benett (England, 1776-1845)
 * Michael Benton (Scotland, 1956- )
 * Georg Karl Berendt (Germany, 1790-1850)
 * Wolfgang H. Berger (Germany / United States, 1937-2017)
 * Edward W. Berry (United States, 1875-1945)
 * Annalisa Berta (United States)
 * Charles Eugène Bertrand (France, 1851-1917)
 * Paul Bertrand (France, 1879-1944)
 * Heinrich Ernst Beyrich (Germany, 1815-1896)
 * Gertruda Biernat (Poland, 1923-2016)
 * Peter von Bitter (Canada)
 * Alexander Bittner (Austria, 1850-1902)
 * Hans C. Bjerring (Sweden, 1931- )
 * Philip R. Bjork (United States)
 * Richard S. Boardman (United States, 1923-2011)
 * Birger Bohlin (Sweden, 1898-1990)
 * Johannes Böhm (Germany, 1857-1938)
 * José Bonaparte (Argentina, 1928-2020)
 * Matthew Bonnan (United States)
 * Lieuwe Dirk Boonstra (South Africa, 1905-1975)
 * Pramatha Nath Bose (India, 1855-1934)
 * Marcellin Boule (France, 1861-1942)
 * Michael Boulter (England, 1942- )
 * James Scott Bowerbank (England, 1797-1877)
 * Henry Bowman Brady (England, 1835-1891)
 * Charles Kimberlin Brain (South Africa)
 * Wilhelm von Branca (Germany, 1844-1928)
 * Leonard R. Brand (United States, 1941- )
 * Martin Brasier (England, 1947-2014)
 * Auguste Bravard (France, 1803-1861)
 * William J. Breed (United States, 1928-2013)
 * Stoycho Vassilev Breskovski (Bulgaria, 1934-2004)
 * Derek Briggs (Ireland / United States, 1950- )
 * Mitja Brodar (Slovenia, 1921-2012)
 * Srečko Brodar (Slovenia, 1893-1987)
 * Pierce Brodkorb (United States, 1908-1992)
 * Magnus Bromelius (Sweden, 1679-1731)
 * Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart (France, 1801-1876)
 * Heinrich Georg Bronn (Germany, 1800-1862)
 * Robert Broom (Scotland / South Africa, 1866-1951)
 * Barnum Brown (United States, 1873-1963)
 * Roland W. Brown (United States, 1893-1961)
 * Michel Brunet (France, 1940- )
 * Stephen L. Brusatte (United States, 1984- )
 * Christian Leopold von Buch (Germany, 1774-1853)
 * Walter Hermann Bucher (Germany / United States, 1888-1965)
 * Mary Buckland (England, 1797-1857)
 * William Buckland (England, 1784-1856)
 * Sydney Savory Buckman (England, 1860-1929)
 * Graham Budd (England, 1968- )
 * Oliver Bulman (England, 1902-1974)
 * Emanuel Bunzel (Austria, 1828-1895)
 * George Busk (England, 1807-1886)
 * Charles Butts (United States, 1863-1946)
 * Alexey Bystrow (Russia / Soviet Union, 1899-1959)

C



 * Susan Cachel (United States)
 * André Cailleux (France, 1907-1986)
 * Jaci Antonio Louzada Tupi Caldas (Brazil, 1898-1946)
 * Mary Gordon Calder (Scotland, 1906-1992)
 * Jorge O. Calvo (Argentina, 1961- 2023)
 * Adriaan Gilles Camper (Netherlands, 1759-1820)
 * Gustave Campiche (Switzerland, 1809-1871)
 * Ferdinand Canu (France, 1863-1932)
 * Giovanni Capellini (Italy, 1833-1922)
 * Eudald Carbonell (Spain, 1953- )
 * Daniel Cargnin (paleontologist) (Brazil, 1930-2002)
 * Kenneth Carpenter (Japan, 1949- )
 * Thomas Carr (paleontologist) (Canada)
 * Robert L. Carroll (United States, 1938-2020)
 * Rodolfo Casamiquela (Argentina, 1932-2008)
 * Ermine Cowles Case (United States, 1871-1953)
 * Marjorie Chandler (England, 1897-1983)
 * Meemann Chang (China, 1936- )
 * Frederick Chapman (England / Australia, 1864-1943)
 * Wilfrid Chapman (England, 1891-1955)
 * Alan Charig (England, 1927-1997)
 * Edward Charlesworth (England, 1813-1893)
 * Sankar Chatterjee (United States)
 * James Chatters (United States, 1949- )
 * Alan Cheetham (United States, 1928- )
 * Feodosy Chernyshov (Russia, 1856-1914)
 * Luis M. Chiappe (Argentina)
 * Karen Chin (United States)
 * Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan (South Africa)
 * Henry Christy (England, 1810-1865)
 * Jenny Clack (England, 1947-2020)
 * T. H. Clark (Canada, 1893-1996)
 * John Mason Clarke (United States, 1857-1928)
 * Preston Cloud (United States, 1912-1991)
 * Grigore Cobălcescu (Romania, 1831-1892)
 * Alberto Cobos (Spain)
 * Edwin Harris Colbert (United States, 1905-2001)
 * Desmond H. Collins (Canada)
 * Margaret Collinson(England, )
 * Fabio Colonna (Italy, 1567-1640)
 * William Conybeare (England, 1787-1857)
 * Isabel Clifton Cookson (Australia, 1893-1973)
 * Edward Drinker Cope (United States, 1840-1897)
 * Rodolfo Coria (Argentina, 1959- )
 * Shirley Coryndon (1926-1976)
 * Maurice Cossmann (France, 1850-1924)
 * Joseph Pitty Couthouy (United States, 1808-1864)
 * Carlos de Paula Couto (Brazil, 1910-1982)
 * Leslie Reginald Cox (England, 1897-1965)
 * Henry Crampton (United States, 1875-1956)
 * Peter Crane (England, )
 * Carl Hermann Credner (Germany, 1841-1913)
 * Irene Crespin (Australia, 1896-1980)
 * Walter Drawbridge Crick (England, 1857-1903)
 * Margaret Crosfield (England, 1859-1952)
 * Osvaldo Rodrigues da Cunha (Brazil, 1930-2011)
 * Ethel Currie (Scotland, 1899-1901)
 * Philip J. Currie (Canada, 1949- )
 * Kristina Curry Rogers (United States)
 * Georges Cuvier (France, 1769-1832)
 * Jan Czerski (Poland, 1845-1892)

D



 * Ted Daeschler (United States)
 * Anne Dambricourt-Malassé (France, 1959- )
 * Wilhelm Dames (Germany, 1843-1898)
 * Robert Damon (England, 1814-1889)
 * Thomas Davidson (Scotland, 1817-1885)
 * A. Morley Davies (England)
 * William Davies (England, 1814-1891)
 * John William Dawson (Canada, 1820–1899)
 * Mary R. Dawson (United States)
 * Henry De la Beche (England, 1796-1855)
 * Tao Deng (China, 1963- )
 * Charles Depéret (France, 1854-1929)
 * Peter Dodson (United States)
 * Louis Dollo (France / Belgium, 1857-1931)
 * Dong Zhiming (China, 1937- )
 * Philip Donoghue (England)
 * Stephen Donovan (England, 1954- )
 * Erling Dorf (United States, 1905-1984)
 * François Doumergue (France, 1858-1938)
 * Joseph Henri Ferdinand Douvillé (France, 1846-1937)
 * Eugène Dubois (Netherlands, 1858-1940)
 * Émilien Dumas (France, 1804-1873)
 * William Sutherland Dun (Australia, 1868-1934)
 * Carl Owen Dunbar (United States, 1891-1979)
 * Peter Martin Duncan (England, 1824-1891)
 * Wilhelm Dunker (Germany, 1809-1885)
 * David Dunkle (United States, 1911-1984)
 * Gareth J. Dyke (Ireland)

E



 * Tilly Edinger (Germany / United States, 1897-1967)
 * Dianne Edwards (England, 1942- )
 * Sir Philip Grey Egerton, 10th Baronet (England, 1806-1881)
 * Niles Eldredge (United States, 1943- )
 * Andrzej Elżanowski (Poland, 1950- )
 * Ashton F. Embry (Canada, 1946- )
 * Cesare Emiliani (Italy / United States, 1922-1995)
 * Douglas Emlong (United States, 1942-1980)
 * Hermann Friedrich Emmrich (Germany, 1815-1879)
 * Stephan Endlicher (Austria, 1804-1849)
 * Michael S. Engel (United States, 1971- )
 * Bruce Erickson (United States, 1933-2022)
 * Gregory M. Erickson (United States)
 * Gundolf Ernst (Germany, 1930-2002)
 * Douglas Erwin (United States)
 * Kirill Eskov (Russia, 1956- )
 * Robert Etheridge (England, 1819-1903)
 * Robert Etheridge, Junior (England / Australia, 1847-1920)
 * Constantin von Ettingshausen (Austria, 1826-1897)
 * Eugène Eudes-Deslongchamps (France, 1830-1889)
 * Jacques Amand Eudes-Deslongchamps (France, 1794-1867)
 * Susan E. Evans (England)

F

 * Hugh Falconer (Scotland, 1808-1865)
 * Paul Fallot (France, 1889-1960)
 * Mikhail Fedonkin (Russia, 1946- )
 * Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás (Hungary, 1877-1933)
 * Carroll Lane Fenton (United States, 1900-1969)
 * Mildred Adams Fenton (United States, 1899-1995)
 * Egidio Feruglio (Italy, 1897-1954)
 * Harold John Finlay (New Zealand, 1901-1951)
 * Clive Finlayson (Gibraltar, 1955- )
 * Geraldine Finlayson (Gibraltar)
 * Anthony Fiorillo (United States)
 * Paul Henri Fischer (France, 1835-1893)
 * Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (Germany, 1771-1853)
 * Tim Flannery (Australia, 1956- )
 * Rousseau H. Flower (United States, 1913-1988)
 * August Foerste (United States, 1862-1936)
 * Michael Foote (United States, 1963- )
 * Edward Forbes (Isle of Man, 1815-1854)
 * Carlo Fornasini (Italy, 1854-1931)
 * Mikael Fortelius (Finland, 1954- )
 * Catherine Forster (United States)
 * Clive Forster-Cooper (England, 1880-1947)
 * Richard Fortey (England, 1946- )
 * John Foster (United States, 1966- )
 * William Parker Foulke (United States, 1816-1865)
 * William Fox (England, 1813-1881)
 * Eberhard Fraas (Germany, 1862-1915)
 * Georgii Frederiks (Russia / Soviet Union, 1889-1938)
 * Childs Frick (United States, 1883-1965)
 * Antonin Fritsch (Czech Republic, 1832-1913)
 * Karl von Fritsch (Germany, 1838-1906)
 * Michael Frogley (United Kingdom)

G



 * William More Gabb (United States, 1839-1878)
 * Eugene S. Gaffney (United States)
 * Peter Galton (England, 1942- )
 * Taiping Gao (China, 1984- )
 * Kenneth Garrett (United States, 1953- )
 * Bartolomeo Gastaldi (Italy, 1818-1879)
 * Charles-Théophile Gaudin (Switzerland, 1822-1866)
 * Jean Albert Gaudry (France, 1827-1908)
 * Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser (Germany, 1965- )
 * Jacques Gauthier (United States)
 * Charles Lewis Gazin (United States, 1904-1995)
 * Henry Gee (England, 1962- )
 * Ross Geller (United States)
 * Paul Gervais (France, 1816-1879)
 * James W. Gidley (United States, 1866-1931)
 * Christoph Gottfried Andreas Giebel (Germany, 1820-1881)
 * Edmund Dwen Gill (Australia, 1908-1986)
 * David Gillette (United States)
 * Charles W. Gilmore (United States, 1874-1945)
 * Philip D. Gingerich (United States, 1946- )
 * George Herbert Girty (United States, 1869-1939)
 * Bernard du Bus de Gisignies (Netherlands / Belgium, 1808-1874)
 * Martin Glaessner (Austria-Hungary / Australia, 1906-1989)
 * Ludwig Glauert (England / Australia, 1879-1963)
 * Ernst Friedrich Glocker (Germany, 1793-1858)
 * Pascal Godefroit (Belgium)
 * Georg August Goldfuss (Germany, 1782-1848)
 * Heinrich Göppert (Germany, 1800-1884)
 * Mackenzie Gordon, Jr. (United States, 1913–1992)
 * Maria Gordon (Scotland, 1864–1939)
 * Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger (Croatia, 1856-1936)
 * Stephen Jay Gould (United States, 1941-2002)
 * David J. Gower (England)
 * Amadeus William Grabau (United States / China, 1870-1946)
 * Walter W. Granger (United States, 1872-1941)
 * Bruno Granier (France)
 * Richard E. Grant (United States, 1927-1995)
 * Joseph T. Gregory (United States, 1914-2007)
 * William King Gregory (United States, 1876-1970)
 * Amanz Gressly (Switzerland, 1814-1865)
 * David Grimaldi (United States, 1957- )
 * Vera Gromova (Russia / Soviet Union, 1891-1973)
 * Walter R. Gross (Germany, 1903-1974)
 * Józef Grzybowski (Poland, 1869-1922)

H

 * George Haas (Austria, 1905-1981)
 * Julius von Haast (Germany, 1822-1887)
 * Jules Haime (France, 1824-1856)
 * James Hall (United States, 1811-1898)
 * Valerie Hall (Ireland)
 * Anthony Hallam (England, 1933-2017)
 * Beverly Halstead (England, 1933-1991)
 * David Harper (England)
 * Tom Harris England)
 * Hasegawa Yoshikazu (Japan, 1930-)
 * John Bell Hatcher (United States, 1861-1904)
 * Sidney H. Haughton (England / South Africa, 1888-1982)
 * Oliver Perry Hay (United States, 1846-1930)
 * Angelo Heilprin (United States, 1853-1907)
 * Anatol Heintz (Norway, 1898-1975)
 * Natascha Heintz (Norway, 1930- )
 * Sam W. Heads (England, 1983- )
 * Oswald Heer (Switzerland, 1809-1883)
 * Gerhard Heilmann (Denmark, 1859-1946)
 * Sue Hendrickson (United States, 1949- )
 * Edwin Hennig (Germany, 1882-1977)
 * Gunnar Henningsmoen (Norway, 1919-1996)
 * Victoria Herridge (England)
 * Franz Martin Hilgendorf (Germany, 1839-1904)
 * Edward Hitchcock (United States, 1793-1864)
 * Scott Hocknull (Australia)
 * Ove Arbo Høeg (Norway, 1898-1993)
 * Johann Leonard Hoffmann (Netherlands, 1710-1782)
 * Hans J. Hofmann (Germany / Canada, 1936-2010)
 * William Jacob Holland (United States, 1848-1932)
 * J. Alan Holman (United States, 1931-2006)
 * Keith Holmes (Australia)
 * Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. (United States, 1965- )
 * Dave Hone (England)
 * Dirk Albert Hooijer (Netherlands, 1919-1993)
 * Reginald Hooley (England, 1865-1923)
 * James Hopson (United States, 1935- )
 * Jack Horner (United States, 1946- )
 * Moritz Hornes (Austria, 1815-1868)
 * Lukas Hottinger (Switzerland, 1933-2011)
 * Nicholas Hotton III (United States, 1920/21-1999)
 * Hildegarde Howard (United States, 1901-1998)
 * Friedrich von Huene (Germany, 1875-1969)
 * Alois Humbert (Switzerland, 1829-1887)
 * Julian P. Hume (England, 1960- )
 * Jean Jacques Nicolas Huot (France, 1790-1845)
 * Pierre Hupé (France, 1907-2003)
 * Jørn Hurum (Norway, 1967- )
 * Thomas Henry Huxley (England, 1825-1895)
 * Alpheus Hyatt (United States, 1838-1902)

I

 * Nizar Ibrahim (Germany / Morocco, 1982- )
 * Thomas Image (England, 1772-1856)
 * Wataru Ishijima (Japan, 1906-1980)
 * Arturo Issel (Italy, 1842-1922)

J

 * David Jablonski (United States, 1953- )
 * Auguste Jaccard (Switzerland, 1833-1895)
 * Louis L. Jacobs (United States, 1948- )
 * Sohan Lal Jain (India)
 * Helen F. James (United States, 1956- )
 * Werner Janensch (Germany, 1878-1969)
 * Philippe Janvier (France)
 * Erik Jarvik (Sweden, 1829-1901)
 * Dick Jefferies (England)
 * Farish Jenkins (United States, 1940-2012)
 * James A. Jensen (United States, 1918-1998)
 * Kirk Johnson (United States, 1960- )
 * Frederik Johnstrup (Denmark, 1818-1894)
 * Theobald Jones (Ireland, 1790-1868)
 * Thomas Rupert Jones (England, 1819-1911)

K

 * Josephine Kablick (Czech Republic, 1787-1863)
 * Myra Keen (United States, 1905-1986)
 * Gerta Keller (Switzerland / United States, 1945- )
 * Alexander Kellner (Brazil, 1961- )
 * Remington Kellogg (United States, 1892-1969)
 * Doris Kermack (England, 1923-2003)
 * Kenneth Kermack (England, 1919-2000)
 * Andre Keyser (South Africa, 1938-2010)
 * Alexander Keyserling (Russia, 1815-1891)
 * Johan Aschehoug Kiær (Norway, 1869–1931)
 * Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska (Poland, 1925-2015)
 * Caitlín R. Kiernan (United States, 1964- )
 * Kamoya Kimeu (Kenya, 1940- )
 * William King (Ireland / England, 1809-1886)
 * James Kirkland (United States, 1954- )
 * James Kitching (South Africa, 1922-2003)
 * Andrew H. Knoll (United States, 1959- )
 * Yoshitsugu Kobayashi (Japan, 1971-)
 * Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald (Germany / Netherlands, 1902-1982)
 * Anastas Kondo (Albania, 1937-2006)
 * Laurent-Guillaume de Koninck (Belgium, 1809-1887)
 * Andreas Kornhuber (Austria, 1824-1905)
 * Vladimir Kovalevsky (Russia, 1842-1883)
 * Roman Kozłowski (Poland, 1889-1977)
 * Jaroslav Kraft (Czech Republic, 1940-2007)
 * Miklós Kretzoi (Hungary, 1907-2005)
 * Afrikan Nikolaevich Krishtofovich (Russia, 1885-1953)
 * Evgeny Kurochkin (Russia, 1940-2011)
 * Sergei Kurzanov (Russia, 1947- )
 * Björn Kurtén (Finland, 1924-1988)
 * Nikolai Yakovlevich Kuznetsov (Russia, 1873-1948)

L

 * Philippe de La Harpe (Switzerland, 1830-1882)
 * Kenneth Lacovara (United States)
 * Matt Lamanna (United States)
 * Lawrence Lambe (Canada, 1863-1919)
 * Charles Lamberton (France, 1876-1960)
 * Kálmán Lambrecht (Hungary, 1889-1936)
 * Archibald Lamont (Scotland, 1907-1985)
 * Wann Langston, Jr. (United States, 1921-2013)
 * Jia Lanpo (China, 1908-2001)
 * Albert-Félix de Lapparent (France, 1905-1975)
 * Peter Larson (United States, 1952- )
 * Édouard Lartet (France, 1801-1871)
 * Louis Lartet (France, 1840-1899)
 * Gustav Karl Laube (Germany / Czech Republic, 1839-1923)
 * Charles Léopold Laurillard (France, 1783-1853)
 * Michel Laurin (Canada)
 * René Lavocat (France)
 * Louise Leakey (Kenya, 1972- )
 * Richard Leakey (Kenya, 1944–2022)
 * Alfred Nicholson Leeds (England, 1847-1917)
 * Serge Legendre (France)
 * Joseph Leidy (United States, 1823-1891)
 * André Leroi-Gourhan (France, 1911-1986)
 * Don Lessem (United States, 1951- )
 * Riccardo Levi-Setti (Italy, 1927-2018)
 * Bruce Lieberman (United States)
 * Giancarlo Ligabue (Italy, 1931-2015)
 * Venceslau de Sousa Pereira de Lima (Portugal, 1858-1919)
 * Jere H. Lipps (United States, 1939- )
 * Martin Lockley (England)
 * Alfred R. Loeblich Jr (United States, 1914-1994)
 * Helen Niña Tappan Loeblich (United States, 1917-2004)
 * John A. Long (Australia, 1957- )
 * Albert Heber Longman (England / Australia, 1880-1954)
 * Jane Longstaff (England, 1855-1935)
 * William Lonsdale (England, 1794-1871)
 * Frederic Brewster Loomis (United States, 1873-1937)
 * Perceval de Loriol (Switzerland, 1828-1908)
 * Lü Junchang (China, 1965-2018)
 * Spencer G. Lucas (United States)
 * R. S. Lull (United States, 1867-1957)
 * Peter Wilhelm Lund (Denmark / Brazil, 1801-1880)
 * Tyler Lyson (United States)

M

 * James "Jim" Henry Madsen Jr. (United States, 1932-2009)
 * Evgeny Maleev (Soviet Union, 1915-1966)
 * Matsumoto Hikoshichirō (Japan, 1887–1975)
 * Mirko Malez (Croatia, 1924-1990)
 * Francesco Mallegni (Italy)
 * V. Standish Mallory (United States, 1919-2003)
 * Gideon Mantell (England, 1790-1852)
 * Alexander V. Markov (Russia, 1965- )
 * Brian John Marples (England / New Zealand, 1907-1997)
 * Adam Douglas Marsh (United States)
 * Othniel Charles Marsh (United States, 1831-1899)
 * Anthony J. Martin (United States)
 * Larry Martin (United States, 1943-2013)
 * Paul S. Martin (United States, 1928-2010)
 * William Martin (England, 1767-1810)
 * Nieves López Martínez (Spain, 1949-2010)
 * Andrey Vasilyevich Martynov (Russia, 1879-1938)
 * John Marwick (New Zealand, 1891-1978)
 * Teresa Maryańska (Poland)
 * Octávio Mateus (Portugal, 1975- )
 * William Diller Matthew (United States, 1871-1930)
 * Vratislav Mazák (Czech Republic, 1937-1987)
 * J. C. McConnell (United States, 1844-1904)
 * Frederick McCoy (Ireland / Australia, 1817-1899)
 * Malcolm McKenna (United States, 1930-2008)
 * Mark McMenamin (United States)
 * Fielding Bradford Meek (United States, 1817-1876)
 * Felipe Mendez (Argentina, 1897-?)
 * Peter Merian (Switzerland, 1795-1883)
 * John Campbell Merriam (United States, 1869-1945)
 * Jean-Louis Hardouin Michelin de Choisy (France, 1786-1867)
 * John Samuel Miller (England, 1779-1830)
 * Pierre-Aimé Millet (France, 1783-1873)
 * Angela Milner (England)
 * Dick Mol (Netherlands, 1955- )
 * Neale Monks (England, 1971- )
 * Raymond C. Moore (United States, 1892-1974)
 * John Morris (England, 1810-1886)
 * Simon Conway Morris (England, 1951- )
 * J.A. Moy-Thomas (England, 1908-1944)
 * Salvador Moyà-Solà (Spain, 1955- )
 * Benjamin Franklin Mudge (United States, 1817-1879)
 * Atílio Munari (Brazil, 1901-1941)
 * Francisco Javier Muñiz (Argentina, 1795-1871)
 * Dmitrii Mushketov (Russia, 1882-1938)

N

 * Darren Naish (England, 1975- )
 * Alfred Gabriel Nathorst (Sweden, 1850-1921)
 * Theodor Anton Neagu (Romania, 1932-2017)
 * Sterling Nesbitt (United States, 1982- )
 * Edwin Tulley Newton (England, 1840-1930)
 * Elizabeth Nicholls (Canada, 1946-2004)
 * Henry Alleyne Nicholson (Scotland, 1844-1899)
 * Adolf Carl Noé (Austria / United States, 1873-1939)
 * Alexander von Nordmann (Finland, 1803-1866)
 * Mark Norell (United States, 1957- )
 * David B. Norman (England)
 * Fernando Novas (Argentina)
 * Nestor Ivanovich Novozhilov (Russia)

O

 * Vladimir Obruchev (Russia, 1863-1956)
 * Klaus Oeggl (Austria, 1955- )
 * Chonosuke Okamura (Japan)
 * Thomas Oldham (Ireland / England, 1816-1878)
 * Walter Oliver (Australia / New Zealand, 1883-1957)
 * Paul E. Olsen (United States, 1953- )
 * Stanley John Olsen (United States, 1919-2003)
 * Everett C. Olson (United States, 1910-1993)
 * Armin Öpik (Estonia / Australia, 1898-1983)
 * Alcide d'Orbigny (France, 1802-1857)
 * Yuri Alexandrovich Orlov (Russia, 1893-1966)
 * Tor Ørvig (Sweden, 1916-1994)
 * Henry Fairfield Osborn (United States, 1857-1935)
 * Halszka Osmólska (Poland, 1930-2008)
 * John Ostrom (United States, 1928-2005)
 * Richard Owen (England, 1804-1892)
 * Katsura Ōyama (Japan, 1917-1995)
 * Ozawa Yoshiaki (Japan, 1989-1929)

P

 * Kevin Padian (United States, 1951- )
 * Miquel Crusafont i Pairó (Spain, 1910-1983)
 * Allison R. Palmer (United States, 1927- )
 * C. Phil Palmer (England)
 * Katherine Van Winkle Palmer (United States, 1895–1982)
 * Heinz Christian Pander (Russia, 1794-1865)
 * James Parkinson (England, 1755-1824)
 * William Parks (Canada, 1868-1936)
 * Bryan Patterson (England / United States, 1909-1979)
 * Colin Patterson (England, 1933-1998)
 * Gregory S. Paul (United States, 1954- )
 * Alexei Petrovich Pavlov (Russia, 1854-1929)
 * Maria Pavlova (Russia, 1854-1938)
 * Rajko Pavlovec (Slovenia, 1932-2013)
 * Frank Peabody (United States, 1914-1958)
 * Pei Wenzhong (China, 1904-1982)
 * David P. Penhallow (United States / Canada, 1854-1910)
 * Ernesto Pérez d'Angelo (Chile, 1932–2013)
 * Altangerel Perle (Mongolia, 1945- )
 * Jaroslav Perner (Czech Republic, 1869-1947)
 * Léon Pervinquière (France, 1873-1913)
 * Luigi Piacenza (Italy, 1935-2009)
 * Josef Ladislav Píč (Czech Republic, 1847-1911)
 * Martin Pickford (England / Kenya)
 * Elizabeth Philpot (England, 1780-1857)
 * Guy Ellcock Pilgrim (England, 1875-1943)
 * Irajá Damiani Pinto (Brazil, 1919-2014)
 * Edna P. Plumstead (South Africa, 1903-1989)
 * P. David Polly (United States / United Kingdom)
 * Auguste Pomel (France, 1821-1898)
 * Yuri Alexandrovich Popov (Russia, 1936-2016)
 * Jean-François-Albert du Pouget (France, 1818-1904)
 * Vicentino Prestes de Almeida (Brazil, 1900-1954)
 * Llewellyn Ivor Price (Brazil, 1905-1980)
 * Donald Prothero (United States, 1954- )
 * Mark Purnell (England)

Q

 * Heinrich Quiring (Germany, 1883-1964)

R

 * Anton Ramovš (Slovenia, 1924-2011)
 * Alexandr Rasnitsyn (Russia)
 * Guilherme Rau (Brazil, ?-1953)
 * David M. Raup (United States, 1933-2015)
 * Emily Rayfield (England)
 * Manfred Reichel (Switzerland, 1896-1984)
 * Osvaldo Reig (Argentina, 1929-1992)
 * Roy Herbert Reinhart (United States, 1919-2005)
 * Zeev Reiss (Israel, 1917-1996)
 * Robert R. Reisz (Canada, 1947- )
 * Bernard Renault (France, 1836-1904)
 * Eugène Renevier (Switzerland, 1831-1906)
 * Charles Repenning (United States, 1922-2005)
 * Charles E. Resser (United States, 1889-1943)
 * Gregory Retallack (United States, 1951- )
 * August Emanuel von Reuss (Austria, 1811-1873)
 * Emma Richter (Germany 1888-1956)
 * Armand de Ricqlès (France, 1938-1963)
 * Elmer S. Riggs (United States, 1869-1963)
 * François Jules Pictet de la Rive (Switzerland, 1809-1872)
 * John T. Robinson (South Africa, 1923-2001)
 * Boris Rohdendorf (Russia, 1904-1977)
 * Josef Victor Rohon (Austria, 1845-1923)
 * Alfred Romer (United States, 1894-1973)
 * Marcus R. Ross (United States, 1976- )
 * Claudia Roth (France)
 * Santiago Roth (Switzerland / Argentina, 1850-1924)
 * Rafael Royo-Torres (Spain)
 * Anatoly Konstantinovich Rozhdestvensky (Russia, 1920-1983)
 * John Ruben (United States)
 * Rudolf Ruedemann (United States, 1864-1956)
 * Bruce Runnegar (Australia, 1941- )
 * Dale Russell (Canada / United States, 1937-2019)
 * Vasiliy E. Ruzhentsev (Russia, 1899-1978)
 * Natalia Rybczynski (Canada)

S



 * Karol Sabath (Poland, 1963-2007)
 * John William Salter (England, 1820-1869)
 * Scott D. Sampson (Canada, 1961- )
 * William J. Sanders (United States)
 * Ivan Sansom (Wales)
 * Gaston de Saporta (France, 1823-1895)
 * Henri Émile Sauvage (France, 1842-1917)
 * R. J. G. Savage (UK, 1927-1998)
 * Gunnar Säve-Söderbergh (Sweden, 1910-1948)
 * Steven Schafersman (United States)
 * Viera Scheibner (Slovakia, 1935- )
 * Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (Switzerland, 1672-1733)
 * Judith Schiebout (United States)
 * Erich Maren Schlaikjer (United States, 1905-1972)
 * Philippe-Charles Schmerling (Netherlands / Belgium, 1790-1836)
 * Robert M. Schoch (United States)
 * J. William Schopf (United States, 1941- )
 * Frederick Schram (United States, 1943- )
 * Charles Schuchert (United States, 1858-1942)
 * Mary Higby Schweitzer (United States)
 * William Berryman Scott (United States, 1858-1947)
 * Samuel Hubbard Scudder (United States, 1837-1911)
 * Harry Seeley (England, 1839-1909)
 * Adolf Seilacher (Germany, 1925-2014)
 * Brigitte Senut (France, 1954- )
 * Jack Sepkoski (United States, 1948-1999)
 * Paul Sereno (United States, 1957- )
 * Ethel Shakespear (England, 1871-1946)
 * Nathaniel Shaler (United States, 1841-1906)
 * Aleksandr Grigorevich Sharov (Russia)
 * Charles Davies Sherborn (England, 1861-1942)
 * Shigeyasu Tokunaga (Japan, 1874–1940)
 * Shikama Tokio (Japan, 1912-1978)
 * Neil Shubin (United States, 1960- )
 * Christian Sidor (United States)
 * Gloria Jean Siebrecht (United States, 1940- )
 * Ion Th. Simionescu (Romania, 1873-1944)
 * George Gaylord Simpson (United States, 1902-1984)
 * Martin I. Simpson (England)
 * Christopher P. Sloan (United States, 1954- )
 * M. Paul Smith (England)
 * Boris Sergeyevich Sokolov (Russia, 1914-2013)
 * Leonard Frank Spath (England, 1882-1957)
 * Zdeněk Špinar (Czech Republic, 1916-1995)
 * Robert Masterman Stainforth (England, 1915-2002)
 * Herbert F. Standing (Madagascar)
 * Steven M. Stanley (United States, 1941- )
 * Hans Georg Stehlin (Switzerland, 1870-1941)
 * Erik Stensiö (Sweden, 1891-1984)
 * Charles Hazelius Sternberg (United States, 1850-1943)
 * Charles Mortram Sternberg (United States / Canada, 1885-1981)
 * Kaspar Maria von Sternberg (Czech Republic, 1761-1838)
 * Charles Stokes (England, 1780s-1853)
 * Ferdinand Stoliczka (Austria / Czech Republic, 1838-1874)
 * Henry Stopes (England, 1852-1902)
 * Marie Stopes (England, 1880-1958)
 * Antonio Stoppani (Italy, 1824-1891)
 * Leif Størmer (Norway, 1905-1979)
 * J. Willis Stovall (United States, 1891-1953)
 * George William Stow (England / South Africa, 1822-1882)
 * Ernst Stromer (Germany, 1871-1952)
 * Samuel Stutchbury (England, 1798-1859)
 * Hans-Dieter Sues (United States)
 * Robert M. Sullivan (United States, 1951- )
 * William Elgin Swinton (Scotland / Canada)
 * Władysław Szajnocha (Poland, 1857-1928)

T

 * Mignon Talbot (United States, 1869-1950)
 * Darren Tanke (Canada, 1960- )
 * Philippe Taquet (France, 1940- )
 * Paul Tasch (United States, 1910-2001)
 * Leonid Petrovich Tatarinov (Russia, 1926-2011)
 * Ian Tattersall (England / United States, 1945- )
 * Juan Tavera (Chile, 1917-1991)
 * Mike P. Taylor (England, 1968- )
 * Richard H. Tedford (United States, 1929-2011)
 * Curt Teichert (Germany / United States, 1905-1996)
 * Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (France, 1881-1955)
 * Geneviève Termier (France, 1917-2005)
 * Henry Testot-Ferry (France, 1826-1869)
 * Nicolas Théobald (France, 1903-1981)
 * Robert C. Thorne (United States, 1898-1960)
 * Raymond Thorsteinsson (Canada, 1921-2012)
 * Richard A. Thulborn (England)
 * Bruce H. Tiffney (United States)
 * Eduard Toll (Russia)
 * Tomida Yukimitsu (Japan, 1950-)
 * Zsófia Torma (Hungary, 1832-1899)
 * Ramsay Traquair (Scotland, 1840-1912)
 * Georges de Tribolet (Switzerland, 1830-1873)
 * Ronald Pearson Tripp (England, 1914-2001)
 * Gustaf Troedsson (Sweden, 1891-1954)
 * Joseph Tyrrell (Canada, 1858-1957)

U

 * Viktor Uhlig (Austria, 1857-1911)
 * Edward Oscar Ulrich (United States, 1857-1944)
 * Franz Unger (Austria, 1800-1870)

V

 * Pierre-Joseph van Beneden (Belgium, 1809-1894)
 * Gerard Frederick van Tets (England / Canada / Australia, 1929-1995)
 * Blaire Van Valkenburgh (United States)
 * Trevor Valle (United States, 1975- )
 * Geerat J. Vermeij (Netherlands / United States, 1946- )
 * Édouard de Verneuil (France, 1805-1873)
 * Patricia Vickers-Rich (United States / Australia, 1944- )
 * Emily H. Vokes (United States, 1930- )
 * Alexander von Volborth (Russia, 1800-1876)
 * Giovanni Serafino Volta (Italy, 1764-1842)
 * Elisabeth Vrba (United States, 1942- )
 * Vishnu-Mittre (India, 1924-1991)

W



 * Charles Wachsmuth (United States, 1829-1896)
 * C. H. Waddington (England, 1905-1975)
 * Mary Wade (Australia, 1928-2005)
 * Peter J. Wagner (United States, 1964- )
 * Norman Arthur Wakefield (Australia, 1918-1972)
 * Charles Doolittle Walcott (United States, 1850-1927)
 * Alick Walker (England, 1925-1999)
 * Cyril Walker (England, 1939-2009)
 * Arthur Bache Walkom (Australia, 1889-1976)
 * Xiaoming Wang (China / United States)
 * Wang Yuan (China)
 * Jindřich Wankel (Czech Republic, 1821-1897)
 * David Ward (England, 1948- )
 * Peter Ward (United States, 1949- )
 * Matt J. Wedel (United States)
 * Wesley Wehr (United States, 1929-2004)
 * David B. Weishampel (United States, 1952- )
 * Samuel Paul Welles (United States, 1907-1997)
 * John W. Wells (United States, 1907-1994)
 * Lars Werdelin (Sweden, 1955- )
 * Richard Gilbert West (England, 1926-2020)
 * Charles M. Wheatley (United States, 1822-1882)
 * Charles Abiathar White (United States, 1826-1910)
 * Joseph Frederick Whiteaves (England / Canada, 1835-1909)
 * Harry B. Whittington (England, 1916-2010)
 * Christopher H. Whittle (United States, 1959- )
 * Joan Wiffen (New Zealand, 1922-2009)
 * Paul Wignall (England, 1964- )
 * James Steele Williams (United States, 1896-1957)
 * Samuel Wendell Williston (United States, 1851-1918)
 * Alice Wilson (Canada, 1881-1964)
 * Jeffrey A. Wilson (United States)
 * Carl Wiman (Sweden, 1867-1944)
 * Tiberius Cornelis Winkler (Netherlands, 1822-1897)
 * Henry Witham (England, 1779-1844)
 * Lawrence Witmer (United States)
 * Mark P. Witton (England)
 * Jack A. Wolfe (United States, 1936-2005)
 * Searles Valentine Wood (England, 1798-1880)
 * Henry Woods (England, 1868-1952)
 * Arthur Smith Woodward (England, 1864-1944)
 * Henry Woodward (England, 1832-1921)
 * Amos Henry Worthen (United States, 1813-1888)
 * Trevor H. Worthy (New Zealand, 1957- )
 * Claud William Wright (England, 1917-2010)
 * Thomas Wright (Scotland, 1809-1884)
 * Andre Wyss (United States)

X

 * Xu Xing (China)

Y

 * Hisakatsu Yabe (Japan, 1878-1969)


 * Yang Zhongjian (China, 1897-1979)
 * Lorenzo Gordin Yates (United States, 1837-1909)
 * Ivan Yefremov (Russia, 1908-1972)
 * Xiaobo Yu (China)

Z

 * Mikhail Zalessky (Russia, 1877-1946)
 * Lindsay Zanno (United States)
 * Otto Zdansky (Austria, 1894-1988)
 * Charles René Zeiller (France, 1847-1915)
 * Zhao Xijin (China)
 * Vladimir Zherikhin (Russia)
 * Zhou Ming-Zhen (China, 1918-1996)
 * Zhou Zhonghe (China, 1965- )
 * Jiri Zidek (Czech Republic / United States)
 * Eduard Meine van Zinderen-Bakker (Netherlands / South Africa, 1907-2002)
 * Gustav Adolf Zwanziger (Austria, 1837-1893)