Description: (French Geologist and Paleoanthropologist)
Maurice Taieb was a prominent French geologist and paleoanthropologist known for his significant contributions to the field. He discovered the Hadar formation and established the International Afar Research Expedition (IARE) to further research in paleoanthropology. Taieb's work led to the discovery of the famous Australopithecine fossil, Lucy, by his co-director Donald Johanson in Ethiopia's Afar Depression. His expertise and leadership in paleoanthropology have had a lasting impact on our understanding of human evolution.