South African fossil hunter and preparator (1933–2020)
John Nyaphuli and a near-complete Tapinocaninus fossil that he discovered
Mosiuoa John Nyaphuli (March 12, 1933[1] in Wepener, Free State – July 24, 2020 in Bloemfontein)[2] was a South African fossil hunter and preparator who worked at the National Museum, Bloemfontein. He discovered the holotypes for several new fossil species,[3] and was responsible for the majority of the early fossil finds in the Ecca Group;[4] as well, he was responsible for several technical advances in fossil preparation.[2]
The Sunday Times called him "one of the greatest fossil collectors in South Africa".[5]
^Government Gazette / Staatskoerant : Legal Notices, volume 665, number 43875, November 6, 2020; page 96
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^FOSSIL HUNTING BY THE NATIONAL MUSEUM AND THE MAN BEHIND IT, by B.S. Rubidge, in Nasionale Museum Nuus /National Museum News, number 31, October 1986, p. 28-29
^'Beast face' takes weirdo cake, by Rowan Philips, in the Sunday Times; published March 27, 2011; retrieved February 8, 2021; via PressReader
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