Altangerel Perle

In this Mongolian name, the given name is Perle. Altangerel is a patronymic, not a family name.
Altangerel Perle
Born1945 (age 78–79)
Mongolia
OccupationPalaeontologist

Altangerel Perle (born 1945) is a Mongolian palaeontologist. He is employed at the National University of Mongolia.[1] He has described species such as Goyocephale lattimorei, Achillobator giganticus and Erlikosaurus andrewsi. He has been honored by Polish palaeontologist Halszka Osmólska, who named the species Hulsanpes perlei after him.

  1. ^ Griffin, Mary (23 April 2007). "Have a dinosaur skull, will travel". thisisdorset.net. Retrieved 2 June 2009.