Björn Kurtén (19 November 1924 – 28 December 1988) was a Finnish vertebrate paleontologist and science fiction writer.
He graduated from the Vaasa Svenska Samskola in 1943, but his education was interrupted by World War II, and he did not resume studies until he finished his military service in 1945.
Throughout his career, he frequently traveled to study paleontological collections throughout Europe and North America.
[2] He wrote fifteen papers and one book about prehistoric bears and was the first person to study allometry in fossil teeth.
[1] Kurtén married Ruth Nordman in 1950, and they had four children named Solveig, Joachim, Andrea, and Marina.