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.[1] The mineral chongite and the extinct fish Chongichthys are named after him.[2][3]

Guillermo Chong
Born (1936-11-29) November 29, 1936 (age 87)
Arica, Chile
Alma materUniversity of Chile
Known forStudy of Atacama Desert
AwardsMedalla “Juan Brüggen” (2003)
TWAS ROLAC (2010)
Distinguished son of Arica (2018)
Scientific career
FieldsGeology
InstitutionsCatholic University of the North

In 2011, together with Zulma Brandoni de Gasparini and others, Chong Díaz discovered a well-preserved fossilized skull of the family Metriorhynchidae.[4][5] The team determined it to be a specimen of Metriorhynchus westermanni, an extinct marine crocodyliform.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Guillermo Chong recibe reconocimiento Hijo Ilustre de Arica
  2. ^ Hallan mineral y lo bautizan “chongite” en honor a científico chileno
  3. ^ Arratia, Gloria (1982). "Chongichthys dentatus , new genus and species, from the Late Jurassic of Chile (Pisces: Teleostei: Chongichthyidae, new family)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 2 (2): 133–149. doi:10.1080/02724634.1982.10011924. ISSN 0272-4634.
  4. ^ Brandoni de Gasparini, Zulma. "Buscando Reptiles Meso-Cenozoicos desde el Caribe A La Antardida".
  5. ^ a b Fernández, Marta S.; Carabajal, Ariana Paulina; Gasparini, Zulma; Chong Díaz, Guillermo (2011). "A Metriorhynchid Crocodyliform Braincase from Northern Chile". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (2): 369. Bibcode:2011JVPal..31..369F. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.550361. hdl:11336/105053. S2CID 86462234.