Alexander Olegovich Averianov is a Russian palaeontologist best known for his studies of therapsid evolution, particularly of mammaliamorphs.
Career Averianov graduated from Leningrad State University with a degree from the Department of Vertebrate Zoology in 1988. During his doctoral research, Averianov studied the evolution and phylogeny of lagomorphs. He has conducted fieldwork in Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. He is currently a member of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology as well as the Paleontological Society and Theriological Society in Russia.
Below is a list of new taxa that Averianov has contributed to naming: YearTaxonAuthors2023Maocyon peregrinus gen. et sp. nov.Averianov, Obraztsova, Danilov, & Jin2022Ondogurvel alifanovi gen. et sp. nov.Averianov & Lopatin2021Kansaignathus sogdianus gen. et sp. nov.Averianov & Lopatin2020Abdarainurus barsboldi gen. et sp. nov.Averianov & Lopatin2019Cryoharamiya tarda gen. et sp. nov.Averianov, Martin, Lopatin, Skutschas, Schellhorn, Kolosov, & Vitenko2018Khorotherium yakutensis gen. et sp. nov.Averianov, Martin, Lopatin, Skutschas, Schellhorn, Kolosov, & Vitenko2018Sangarotherium aquilonium gen. et sp. nov.Averianov, Martin, Lopatin, Skutschas, Schellhorn, Kolosov, & Vitenko2018Volgatitan simbirskiensis gen. et sp. nov.Averianov & Efimov2018Sibirotitan astrosacralis gen. et sp. nov.Averianov, Ivantsov, Skutschas, Faingertz, & Leshchinskiy2017Tengrisaurus starkovi gen. et sp. nov.Averianov & Skutchas2017Baidabatyr clivosus gen. et sp. nov.Averianov, Lopatin, Skutschas, Ivantsov, Boitsova, & Kuzmin2017Cadurcodon maomingensis sp. nov.Averianov, Danilov, Jin, & Wang2016Maofelis cantonensis gen. et sp. nov.Averianov, Obraztsova, Danilov, Skutschas, & Jin2012Zhalmouzia bazhanovi gen. et sp. nov.Averianov, Archibald, & Dyke2007Aralazhdarcho bostobensis gen. et sp. nov.Averianov
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