Guillermo Chong
Guillermo Chong | |
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| Born | November 29, 1936 Arica, Chile |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Known for | Study of Atacama Desert |
| Awards | Medalla “Juan Brüggen” (2003) TWAS ROLAC (2010) Distinguished son of Arica (2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
| Institutions | Catholic University of the North |
Guillermo Baltazar Chong Díaz is a Chilean geologist and professor at the Catholic University of the North at Antofagasta, Chile. In 2018 he was named distinguished son (Spanish: hijo ilustre) of Arica. The mineral chongite and the extinct fish Chongichthys are named after him.
In 2011, together with Zulma Brandoni de Gasparini and others, Chong Díaz discovered a well-preserved fossilized skull of the family Metriorhynchidae. The team determined it to be a specimen of Metriorhynchus westermanni, an extinct marine crocodyliform.