Guillermo Chong
Born
Arica, Chile
NationalityChilean
CitizenshipChilean
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

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 is named after him.[2]

In 2011, together with Zulma Brandoni de Gasparini and others, Chong Díaz discovered a well-preserved fossilized skull of the family Metriorhynchidae.[3][4] The team determined it to be a specimen of Metriorhynchus westermanni, an extinct marine crocodyliform.[4]


References

  1. Guillermo Chong recibe reconocimiento Hijo Ilustre de Arica
  2. Hallan mineral y lo bautizan “chongite” en honor a científico chileno
  3. Brandoni de Gasparini, Zulma. "Buscando Reptiles Meso-Cenozoicos desde el Caribe A La Antardida".
  4. 1 2 "A Metriorhynchid Crocodyliform Braincase from Northern Chile". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 2011.


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