Alfredo Castellanos Camara, Argentine paleontologist, stratigrapher and geographer (Buenos Aires 25 July 1893 – Rosario 22 June 1975)

Authored studies on paleontology, paleoanthropology, stratigraphy and geomorphology  

DESCRIBED FOSSIL MAMMALIAN GENERA

Berthawyleria 1940 (in honor to his wife Bertha Wyler de Castellanos)

Chlamyphractus 1940

Daedicuroides 1941

Dasypodon 1927

Eosclerophorus 1948

Glyptocoileus 1948

Glyptopedius 1953

Glyptostracon 1953

Hoffstetteria 1957

Isolinia 1951

Kraglievichia 1927

Lomaphorops 1932

Nonotherium 1942

Palaeodaedicurus 1928

Paraglyptodon 1932

Parahoplophorus 1932

Peiranoa 1946

Plaina 1937

Plohophoroides 1929

Pseudoplohophorus 1926

Pseudothoracophorus 1951

Rohnia 1957

Stromatherium 1953

Urotherium 1926

Xiphuroides 1928

HONORS

Castellanosia Kraglievich 1932 (Fossil Mammalia)

See www.fceia.unr.edu.ar/fisiografia/PAB/P64.pdf

His brother, Alberto Castellanos Camara, botanist (Cordoba 02 December 1896 – Rio de Janeiro 05 September 1968)

DESCRIBED VALID PLANTAE TAXA

Condalia megacarpa 1957

Condalia montana 1939

Deuterocohnia haumanii 1929

Deuterocohnia schreiteri 1929

Dyckia mitis 1929

Dyckia ragonesei 1944

Eriocaulon misionum 1945

Ficus maroma 1944

Gymnocalycium ragonesi 1950

Hatiora herminiae 1941 with Porto

Hippeastrum aglaiae 1941

Jatropha matacensis 1958

Opuntia araucana 1964

Opuntia colubrina 1955

Pitcairnia chiriguana 1929

Puya harmsii 1933

Puya lilloi 1929

Puya smithii 1938

Puya yakespala 1945

Tephrocactus geometricus 1934

Tillandsia diaguitensis 1929

Tillandsia funebris 1933

Tillandsia jucunda 1929

Tillandsia peiranoi 1938

HONORS

Castellanosia Cardenas 1953 (Cactaceae)