María Páramo
María Páramo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Died | (aged 61) |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Education | Universidad Nacional de Colombia (MSc.) |
| Alma mater | Université de Poitiers (PhD) |
| Known for | Vertebrate paleontology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology, Palaeontology, Paleoecology, Taphonomy |
| Institutions | Universidad Nacional de Colombia INGEOMINAS |
| Thesis | Les Vertébrés marins du Turonien de la Vallée Supérieure du Magdalena, Colombie, Systématique, Paléoécologie et Paléobiogéographie (1997) |
María Euridice Páramo Fonseca (1963 – 5 January 2025) was a Colombian paleontologist and geologist. She contributed to paleontology in Colombia in the fields of describing various Cretaceous marine reptiles, most notably the mosasaurs Eonatator and Yaguarasaurus, the ichthyosaur Kyhytysuka, and the plesiosaurs Leivanectes and Stenorhynchosaurus.