Jens Lorenz Franzen

Jens Lorenz Franzen was a German paleontologist known for his work on fossil excavations in Germany, especially at Messel, Dorn-Dürkheim, and Eppelsheim. He served as head of the Paleoanthropology and Quaternary Paleontology department at the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt and described many previously unknown fossil mammal species.