Dr. Clodoveo Carrión, 1925. Clodoveo Carrión Mora (1883–1957) was a paleontologist and naturalist who is regarded as the most prolific and erudite natural scientist of Ecuador of the 20th century. 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
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Early Years
Clodoveo Carrión was born in Loja, Ecuador as the second son of Manuel Alejandro Carrión Riofrío (Poet) and Filomena Mora Bermeo. Among his bothers are Hector Manuel (Poet), José Miguel (lawyer, sociologist, senator, rector of the Universidad Nacional de Loja) and Benjamín Carrión. Loja, Ecuador is the capital of Loja province. ...
Clodoveo attended a catholic primary school La Salle and then a secular high school Colegio Bernardo Valdivieso. As a young man he recognised that he had no aptitude for the letters ---something rare in his family--- but rather for the natural sciences. In order to pursue his scientific education, Clodoveo traveled to Europe. He studied at the University of London and at the University of Manchester obtaining the title of Industrial Engineer. During his 10-year stay in Europe he also carried out many studies in Spain and France. He never married and was a very reserved person. Having been born into an affluent family of intellectuals and liberals certainly contributed to achieving his plans. Places named La Salle or LaSalle Canada LaSalle, Ontario LaSalle, Quebec, borough of Montreal LaSalle—Émard federal electoral district, Quebec France La Salle, Saône-et-Loire, a commune in the Saône-et-Loire département La Salle, Vosges, a commune in the Vosges département La Salle-de-Vihiers, a commune in...
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Back from Europe Upon returning from Europe, he became Professor of Natural Sciences at the Colegio Bernardo Valdivieso until his retirement. In 1924 he presented some of his findings to the Panamerican Scientific Congress in Lima, for which he was widely praised. He kept a longtime correspondence and working relationship with distinguished scientists of several renowned international institutions, e.g. with the American paleontologist Dr. Edward W. Berry of the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; with the British geologist Mr. Errof I. White of the British Museum in London; with Dr. Orestes Cendrero of the Instituto General y Técnico de Santander, Spain, and Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt of the American Museum of Natural History. For all his teaching and scientific achievements he obtained the degree of Doctor Honoris causa from the Universidad Nacional de Loja (http://www.unl.edu.ec/). Lima is the capital and largest city in Peru. ...
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Scientific Contributions Carrión was very active in Paleontology and Entomology, fields in which he discovered many species and one genus. His main discoveries were: A paleontologist carefully chips rock from a column of dinosaur vertebrae. ...
Entomology is the scientific study of insects. ...
- Plants: Elaphoglossum carrioni, Melochia carrioni, and Caussapea carrioni.
- Fish: Carrionellus diomortus and Lipopterichthys carrioni.
- Other paleo-species that he classified belonged to the following groups: Spotfungi , Bryophyta, Petriodophyta, Monocotyledonae, Dicotyledonae, Urticales, Santales, Chenopodrales, Ranales, Rosales, Geraniales, Sapindales, Rlvimnales, Malvales, Laulales, Myrtales, Ebenales, Gentianales, Rubiales.
These findings were thoroughly described by White (1927) and Berry (1929). Such transcendental discoveries were crucial to understanding the last phase of the geological evolution of the Andes by correlating several sedimentary basins in the American Continent. Classes Musci Marchantiopsida (formerly Hepaticae) Anthocerotae The division Bryophyta comprises the nonvascular complex plants: complex plants without vascular tissue to circulate liquids around their tissues. ...
The Urticales are an order of dicotyledons in the Cronquist system of classification for flowering plants, including the following families: Barbeyaceae Cannabaceae (hemp family) Cecropiaceae Moraceae (mulberry family) Physenaceae Ulmaceae (elm family) Urticaceae (nettle family) These range from small herbaceous plants to large trees, blooming from the late spring to...
Families Rosaceae (rose family) Elaeagnaceae Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family) Ulmaceae (elm family) Celtidaceae Moraceae (mulberry family) Urticaceae (nettle family) Cecropiaceae Cannabaceae (hemp family) Barbeyaceae Dirachmaceae Rosales is an order of flowering plants, including the rose family, Rosaceae. ...
Families (APG II) Geraniaceae (geranium family) Melianthaceae Vivianiaceae Ledocarpaceae The Geraniales are an small order of flowering plants, included within the rosid subgroup of dicotyledons. ...
Families See text The Sapindales is an order of flowering plants included among the rosid subgroup of dicotyledons. ...
Families Malvaceae (mallows,...) Dipterocarpaceae Sarcolaenaceae Cistaceae Muntingiaceae Bixaceae Diegodendraceae Cochlospermaceae Sphaerosepalaceae Thymelaeaceae Neuradaceae The Malvales are an order of flowering plants, mostly comprised of shrubs and trees. ...
Families See text The Myrtales are an order of flowering plants placed within the rosid group of dicotyledons. ...
Ebenales was a plant order in the old Cronquist classification system. ...
Families Gentianaceae (gentian family) Apocynaceae (dogbane family) Gelsemiaceae Loganiaceae (logania family) Rubiaceae (coffee family) The Gentianales are an order of flowering plants, included within the asterid group of dicotyledons. ...
The Rubiales are an order of flowering plants in the Cronquist system, including the families Rubiaceae and Theligonaceae. ...
Note that the geology in this article currently reflects views from the first decade of the 20th century. ...
In Zoology his main findings were: Zoology (Greek zoon = animal and logos = word) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ...
- Reptiles: Atractus carrioni, Botrops lojana, Stenocercus carrioni Parker, 1934.
- Arthropods: Triatoma carrioni (usually called in Spanish chinche de caballo); which is the vector of the Chagas Disease in Southern Ecuador. This finding was documented by F. Larrousse (1926).
- Frogs: Eleuterodactilus carrioni, Hila carrioni, Gastrotheca marsupiata lojana. The latter is a frog with the peculiarity that during reproduction she incubates her eggs in a special bag that is carried on her back. His findings were thoroughly reported by Parker (1930, 1932, 1934, 1938).
- Coleopterous: many insects belonging to the families Prionidae, Cetonidae, Dynastidae, Rutelidae, Meloidae, Elatenidae, and Tenebrionidae.
Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - Trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - Spiders, Scorpions, etc. ...
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References - Berry, E. W., 1929. Contribution to the Paleontology of Colombia, Ecuador and Perú. The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Geology 10, 83.
- Carrión, C., 1930. El chirimoyo - anona chrimolia -. Revista del Colegio Bernardo Valdivieso (Loja) IV(5), 313-316.
- Carrión, C., 1934. Contribución a la Paleontología. Revista Universitaria (Loja) II(2-3), 150-161.
- Carrión, C., 1935a. Breves consideraciones sobre la Paleontología de la Provincia de Loja. Revista del Colegio Bernardo Valdivieso (Loja) 1(1), 313-316.
- Carrión, C., 1935b. Estudios cientíificos: insectos fósiles en la Hoya de Loja. Revista Mediodía, CCE (Loja) 11, 1-14.
- Larrousse, F., 1926. Description de deux espéces nouvelles du genre triatoma: T.carrioni n.sp., et t.pintoi n.sp. Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparé 4(2), 136-139, Faculté de Médecine.
- Norman, J. R. 1935. Description of a new loricariid catfish from Ecuador. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 10) 627-629.
- Parker, H. W., 1938. The vertical distribution of some reptiles and amphibians in Southern Ecuador. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 2(11), 438-450.
- Parker, H. W., 1930. Two new reptiles from Southern Ecuador. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 5(10), 568-571.
- Parker, H. W., 1932. Some new and rare reptiles and amphibians from Southern Ecuador. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9(10), 21-26.
- Parker, H. W., 1934. Reptiles and amphibians from Southern Ecuador. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 14(10), 264-273.
- White, E. I., 1927. ? Carrionellus diomortus. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 20(9), 519.
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