Evgeny Aleksandrovich Maleev (Russian: Евгений Александрович Малеев, pronounced [jɪˈvɡenʲɪj ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ mɐˈlʲeɪf]; 25 February 1915 – 12 April 1966) was a Soviet and Russian paleontologist who did most of his research on reptiles and Asian fossils, such as the naming of the ankylosaur Talarurus and theropods Tarbosaurus and Therizinosaurus along with the family Therizinosauridae.
After being a member on the Eastern Front (World War II) he started his scientific career at the Moscow State University.
In 1950 Maleev presented his PhD thesis, "Morphofunctional analysis of the occipital region of the skull and skeleton of the neck of mammals", being awarded the Candidate of Sciences.
[1] Maleev is recognised for his research on Asiatic prehistoric life, such as the naming and description of the famous dinosaurs Talarurus,[2] Tarbosaurus[3] and Therizinosaurus.
[2] When first described, based on the claws, Maleev interpreted the remains of Therizinosaurus as belonging to a gigantic turtle-like reptile, also he named the family Therizinosauridae.