Carlos de Paula Couto

Carlos de Paula Couto
Born	(1910-08-30)August 30, 1910 Porto Alegre
Died	15 November 1982(1982-11-15) (aged 72) Porto Alegre
Nationality	Brazilian
Scientific career
Fields	paleontologist
Institutions	National Museum of Brazil

Carlos de Paula Couto, (Porto Alegre, August 30, 1910 – November 15, 1982) was a Brazilian paleontologist.^[1]

Biography

Paula Couto was a researcher at the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, specialized in paleontology of mammals. Over 40 years, published dozens of scientific articles in top international publications.

He was also responsible for rescuing the work of the Danish palaeontologist Peter Wilhelm Lund (1801–1880), who translated under the title Memórias sobre a Paleontologia Brasileira (Memoirs of the Brazilian Paleontology) (1850).

Among his works stand out, Brazilian Paleontology (Mammals) (1953) and Treaty of Paleomastozoologia (1979).^[2]

Awards

Awarded Fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in the Earth Science field of study in 1949, 1951 and 1966.^[3]

Notes

1. "Carlos de Paula Couto". Companhia de Pesquisa de Recursos Minerais. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
2. "Couto, Carlos de Paula". WorldCat Identities. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
3. "Carlos de Paula Couto". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

References

• Book Os Fascinantes Caminhos da Paleontologia. Author : Antônio Isaia. Publisher Pallotti. (Portuguese)
• Book: "Cronologia Histórica de Santa Maria e do extinto município de São Martinho." 1787–1933. Vol I. Author: Romeu Beltrão, Publisher Pallotti, 1958. (Portuguese)