Rodolfo Aníbal Coria (born in Neuquén June 1, 1959), is an Argentine paleontologist.
He is best known for having directed the field study and co-naming of Argentinosaurus (possibly the world's largest land animal ever) in 1993, and Giganotosaurus (one of the largest known terrestrial carnivores), in 1995 among other landmark South American dinosaurs, including Mapusaurus, Aucasaurus, and Quilmesaurus. He is a member of the Argentine Paleontological Association, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Paleontological Society and The Explorers Club.
He was a leading researcher at the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum, in Buenos Aires, director of the Museo Carmen Funes in Plaza Huincul (Neuquén Province), from its opening in 1984 until 2007, when he joined the National Research Council of Argentina.
He and his work were featured in the movie Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia (2007) and the BBC Horizon documentary Extreme Dinosaurs (2000).
Below is a list of taxa that Coria has contributed to naming: YearTaxonAuthors2025Emiliasaura alessandrii gen. et sp. nov.Coria, Cerda, Escaso, Baiano, Bellardini, Braun, Coria, Gutierrez, Pino, Windholtz, Currie, & Ortega2022Elemgasem nubilus gen. et sp. nov.Baiano, Pol, Bellardini, Windholz, Cerda, Garrido, & Coria2020Huinculsaurus montesi gen. et sp. nov.Baiano, Coria, & Cau2020Lajasvenator ascheriae gen. et sp. nov.Coria, Currie, Ortega, & Baiano2019Barrosasuchus neuquenianus gen. et sp. nov.Coria, Ortega, Arcucci, & Currie2019Pilmatueia faundezi gen. et sp. nov.Coria, Windholz, Ortega, & Currie2017Isaberrysaura mollensis gen. et sp. nov.Salgado, Canudo, Garrido, Moreno-Azanza, Martínez, Coria, & Gasca2015Edaphodon snowhillensis sp. nov.Gouiric-Cavalli, Cabrera, Cione, O'Gorman, Coria, & Fernández2012Lapampasaurus cholinoi gen. et sp. nov.Coria, Riga, & Casadío2009Barrosasaurus casamiquelai gen. et sp. nov.Salgado & Coria2006Mapusaurus roseae gen. et sp. nov.Coria & Currie2003Zupaysaurus rougieri gen. et sp. nov.Arcucci & Coria2002Anabisetia saldiviai gen. et sp. nov.Coria & Calvo2002Aucasaurus garridoi gen. et sp. nov.Coria, Chiappe, & Dingus1996Gasparinisaura cincosaltensis gen. et sp. nov.Coria & Salgado1995Giganotosaurus carolinii gen. et sp. nov.Coria & Salgado
References
External links BBC Interview of Rodolfo Coria Interpatagonia.com: Carmen Funes Museum website Meet the Paleontologist — Rodolfo Coria