Miquel Crusafont i Pairó

Miquel Crusafont i Pairó (1910, Sabadell, Spain—1983) was a Catalan palaeontologist. He specialised in mammal bones.

Crusafont obtained a Degree in Pharmacy from the University of Barcelona in 1933. He got a degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Madrid in 1950.

In 1961, he was appointed Professor of Palaeontology at the University of Oviedo. He later became Professor of Anthropology at the Societatis Iesu (Barcelona).

In 1969, Crusafont founded the Provincial Palaeontology Institute. It has been known as the Miquel Crusafont Palaeontology Institute since 1983.

The prehistoric mammal Crusafontia was named for Crusafont.

Selected works
  (1943, with Josep Fernández de Villalta)
  (1948, with Josep Fernández de Villalta)
  (1955, with Josep Fernández de Villalta and Jaume Truyols)
  (1957, with Jaume Truyols)
  (1966, with Bermudo Meléndez and Emiliano Aguirre)

 References 

 Other websites 
Information about the Miquel Crusafont Palaeontology Institute 

Category:Paleontologists
Category:People from Sabadell
Category:Spanish scientists
Category:1910 births
Category:1983 deaths