This is a list of notable paleontologists who have made significant contributions to the field of paleontology. Only paleontologists with biographical articles in Wikipedia are listed here.
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I Nizar Ibrahim (Germany / Morocco, 1982- ) Thomas Image (England, 1772-1856) Wataru Ishijima (Japan, 1906-1980) Arturo Issel (Italy, 1842-1922)
J David Jablonski (United States, 1953- ) Auguste Jaccard (Switzerland, 1833-1895) Louis L. Jacobs (United States, 1948- ) Sohan Lal Jain (India) Helen F. James (United States, 1956- ) Werner Janensch (Germany, 1878-1969) Philippe Janvier (France) Erik Jarvik (Sweden, 1829-1901) Dick Jefferies (England) Farish Jenkins (United States, 1940-2012) James A. Jensen (United States, 1918-1998) Kirk Johnson (United States, 1960- ) Frederik Johnstrup (Denmark, 1818-1894) Theobald Jones (Ireland, 1790-1868) Thomas Rupert Jones (England, 1819-1911)
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N Darren Naish (England, 1975- ) Alfred Gabriel Nathorst (Sweden, 1850-1921) Theodor Anton Neagu (Romania, 1932-2017) Sterling Nesbitt (United States, 1982- ) Edwin Tulley Newton (England, 1840-1930) Elizabeth Nicholls (Canada, 1946-2004) Henry Alleyne Nicholson (Scotland, 1844-1899) Adolf Carl Noé (Austria / United States, 1873-1939) Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás (Hungary, 1877-1933) Alexander von Nordmann (Finland, 1803-1866) Mark Norell (United States, 1957- ) David B. Norman (England) Fernando Novas (Argentina) Nestor Ivanovich Novozhilov (Russia)
O Vladimir Obruchev (Russia, 1863-1956) Klaus Oeggl (Austria, 1955- ) Chonosuke Okamura (Japan) Thomas Oldham (Ireland / England, 1816-1878) Walter Oliver (Australia / New Zealand, 1883-1957) Paul E. Olsen (United States, 1953- ) Stanley John Olsen (United States, 1919-2003) Everett C. Olson (United States, 1910-1993) Armin Öpik (Estonia / Australia, 1898-1983) Alcide d'Orbigny (France, 1802-1857) Yuri Alexandrovich Orlov (Russia, 1893-1966) Tor Ørvig (Sweden, 1916-1994) Henry Fairfield Osborn (United States, 1857-1935) Halszka Osmólska (Poland, 1930-2008) John Ostrom (United States, 1928-2005) Richard Owen (England, 1804-1892) Katsura Ōyama (Japan, 1917-1995) Ozawa Yoshiaki (Japan, 1989-1929)
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Q Qiaomei Fu (People's Republic of China, born 1982) Heinrich Quiring (Germany, 1883-1964)
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U Viktor Uhlig (Austria, 1857-1911) Edward Oscar Ulrich (United States, 1857-1944) Franz Unger (Austria, 1800-1870)
V Pierre-Joseph van Beneden (Belgium, 1809-1894) Gerard Frederick van Tets (England / Canada / Australia, 1929-1995) Blaire Van Valkenburgh (United States) Trevor Valle (United States, 1975- ) Geerat J. Vermeij (Netherlands / United States, 1946- ) Édouard de Verneuil (France, 1805-1873) Patricia Vickers-Rich (United States / Australia, 1944- ) Emily H. Vokes (United States, 1930- ) Alexander von Volborth (Russia, 1800-1876) Giovanni Serafino Volta (Italy, 1764-1842) Nadejda Voronets, (Russian, 1881–1979) Elisabeth Vrba (United States, 1942- ) Vishnu-Mittre (India, 1924-1991)
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X Xu Xing (China)
Y Hisakatsu Yabe (Japan, 1878-1969) Yang Zhongjian (China, 1897-1979) Lorenzo Gordin Yates (United States, 1837-1909) Ivan Yefremov (Russia, 1908-1972) Xiaobo Yu (China)
Z Mikhail Zalessky (Russia, 1877-1946) Lindsay Zanno (United States) Otto Zdansky (Austria, 1894-1988) Charles René Zeiller (France, 1847-1915) Zhao Xijin (China) Vladimir Zherikhin (Russia) Zhou Ming-Zhen (China, 1918-1996) Zhou Zhonghe (China, 1965- ) Jiri Zidek (Czech Republic / United States) Eduard Meine van Zinderen-Bakker (Netherlands / South Africa, 1907-2002) Gustav Adolf Zwanziger (Austria, 1837-1893)
See also List of geologists