Biography

Guillermo Baltazar Chong Díaz, Chilean geologist and paleontologist (Arica 29 November 1936 –

From Chinese father

DESCRIBED FOSSIL TAXA

Genera

Chilenophoberus 1976 with Forster (Crustacea)

Domeykodactylus 2000 with Martill, Frey & Bell (Reptilia)

Ichnhippus 1975 with Casamiquela (Mammalia)

Protoclupea 1975 with Arratia Fuentes & Chang Garrido (Pisces)

Species

Benthoctopus longibrachus 2006 with Ibañez & Sepulveda (Mollusca)

Chilenophoberus atacamensis 1976 with Forster (Crustacea)

Domeykodactylus ceciliae 2000 with Martill, Frey & Bell (Reptilia)

Ichnhippus cotaposi 1975 with Casamiquela (Mammalia)

Leedsichthys notocetes 1999 with Martill, Frey & Caceres (Pisces)

Leptolepis opercularis 1975 with Arratia & Chang (Pisces)

Mesturus cordillerae 1998 with Martill & Pardo (Pisces)

Metriorhynchus casamiquelai 1977 with Gasparini (Reptilia)

Pholidophorus domeykanus 1975 with Arratia & Chang (Pisces)

Protoclupea chilensis 1975 with Arratia & Chang (Pisces)

HONORS

Genus Chongichthys Arratia 1982 (Fossil Pisces)

Chongite Kampf, Nash, Dini & Molina Donoso 2016 (Mineral)