Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet
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Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (August 26, 1809 - October 9, 1892) was a French naturalist, born in Lays, Doubs.
Morelet was a member of the commission to Algeria, mainly as a natural artist, drawing any natural findings, he took particular interest in mollusks, which he published many works on, particularly the species of Africa. As a tribute by Gabriel Bibron and Auguste Duméril, Morelet has a species of crocodile named after himself; Morelet's Crocodile or, Crocodylus moreletii.
Morelet died of natural causes in 1892, in Dijon.
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