Philippe Matheron, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Philippe Matheron

French paleontologist (1807–1899)

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1807

Place of Birth: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: paleontologist, cartographer

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Philippe Matheron full name Pierre Philippe Émile Matheron (29 October 1807 – 1899) was a French palaeontologist and geologist.
He was born on October 29, as the son of Jean Esprit Matheron and Rosalie Françoise Sansan.
On June 7, 1896, Matheron was awarded a gold medal by the Academy of Marseille to mark his 60th year as an academic.
Matheron named the dinosaurs Hypselosaurus and Rhabdodon, and the crocodilian Crocodylus affuvelensis (now in its own genus, Massaliasuchus) in 1869, in addition to describing the first eggshells that are now considered dinosaurs.