Felipe Mendez

Felipe Mendez was born around 1897 in San Juan, Argentina and participated as a paleontological collector at the "2nd Captain Marshall Field Paleontological Expedition" in 1926.
Participants of this international team were Elmer S. Riggs (Leader and Photographer), Robert C. Thorne (Collector) and Rudolf Stahlecker (Collector). The expedition started in April 1926 and finished in November 1926. The purpose was geology fossil collecting in Catamarca, Argentina. The expedition was very successful, and even new species like Stahleckeria have been found during this collaboration.