Biography

Wilhelm Rau, German-born Brazilian geologist and paleontologist (Ludwigshafen, Palatinate 30 July 1874 – Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul State 11 May 1953)

Discovered Gomphodontosuchus brasiliensis (1927) described by Von Huene 

Described fossil plants Cedroxylon canoasense (1931) & Dadoxylon butiense (1933)

HONORS

Rauisuchus Von Huene 1942 (Fossil Reptilia)