Biography
Carlos Rusconi Sassi, Argentine paleontologist and archaeologist (Buenos Aires 02 November 1898 – Mendoza 22 February 1969)
From Italian parentage
Authored about 500 works
Described one subfamily Eumysopinae (1935) and two species Catagonus wagneri 1930 & Ctenomys australis 1934 of living mammals
DESCRIBED NEW GENERA
Trilobita
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Mammalia
Acrotypotherium 1936
Allalmeia 1946
Brasilochoerus 1930
Interchoerus 1930
Macrocavia 1933
Megactenomys 1930
Nothydrochoerus 1935
Notopachyrucos 1933
Parachoerus 1930
Tapiralium 1934
Tranyocastor 1936
Xenohydrochoerus 1934
Pisces
Anatoia 1946
Caminchaia 1946
Cenechoia 1946
Challaia 1946
Echentaia 1946
Guaymayenia 1946
Neochallaia 1949
Pasambaya 1946
Reptilia
Acrohydraspis 1934
Ancanamunia 1942
Ilchunaia 1946
Notocaiman 1937
Purranosaurus 1948
Rhamphostomopsis 1933
Uruguaysuchus 1933
Xenosuchus 1933
Amphibia
Chigutisaurus 1948
Icanosaurus 1950
Otuminisaurus 1948
Crustacea
Culampaia 1949
Estheriopsis 1947
Huarpeana 1954
Graptolita
Challapora 1949
Mendograptus 1950
Notograptus 1948
Aves
Cunampaia 1946
Querandiornis 1958
Echinodermata
Antunia 1955
Salagastiana 1951
Mollusca
Charruia 1955
Quilicanella 1952
Cnidaria
Mendoconularia 1951
Mendopora 1948
Bryozoa
Paraguataia 1948
HONORS
Rusconia Kraglievich 1931 (Fossil Mammalia)