Mariano Santiago de Jesús de La Bárcena y Ramos, Mexican scientist (Ameca, Jalisco 23 July 1842 – Ciudad de Mexico 10 April 1899)

Authored 65 scientific works

ACHIEVEMENTS

Performed botanical, geological, paleontological, anthropological, topographical and geographical studies

Unearthed the Peñon de los Baños man (1884) with A. del Castillo

Described livingstonite mineral (1874)

DESCRIBED NEW TAXA

Plantae

Exogonium olivae

Gaudichaudia enrico-martinezii

Hiraea barredae

Petrea subserrata

Petunia villadiana

Fossil Animalia

Ammonites iamesdanae 1895

Crania Rio Lozi

Hippurites calamitiformis

Hippurites mexicana

Nerinea anguillina 1875 (with Castillo)

Nerinea castilli

Nerinea hieroglyphica

Spheroma burkartii  

HONORS

Colubrina sect. Barcena (Rhamnaceae)

Barcenite Mallet 1878 (Mineral)