Peter Wellnhofer

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German paleontologist

GermanyBorn 1936 · age 90

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Peter Wellnhofer is a German paleontologist at the Bayerische Staatssammlung fur Paläontologie in Munich. He is best known for his work on the various fossil specimens of Archaeopteryx or "Urvogel", the first known bird. Wellnhofer's other work includes The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs from 1991.

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Awards 2

2018Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

1997Werner und Inge Grüter Prize for science communication

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Irenäus Eibl-EibesfeldtAlso won Werner und Inge Grüter Prize for science communication

Harald LeschAlso won Werner und Inge Grüter Prize for science communication

Ranga YogeshwarAlso won Werner und Inge Grüter Prize for science communication

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Born 1936 · age 90

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