▁of ▁Sciences . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁Male ev ▁presented ▁his ▁Ph D ▁th esis , ▁" M orph of unction al ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁oc cip ital ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁sk ull ▁and ▁ske leton ▁of ▁the ▁neck ▁of ▁m amm als ", ▁being ▁awarded ▁the ▁C andid ate ▁of ▁Sciences . ▁Later ▁on , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁deput y ▁manager ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁an ▁expedition ▁conducted ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁to ▁Indones ia ▁with ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁analyze ▁Kom odo ▁drag on ▁spec im ens . ▁Male ev ▁did ▁notable ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁inst itute ▁until ▁this ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁Scient ific ▁research ▁Male ev ▁is ▁recogn ised ▁for ▁his ▁research ▁on ▁A si atic ▁pre histor ic ▁life , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁naming ▁and ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁din osa urs ▁Tal ar urus , ▁Tar b osa urus ▁and ▁Ther izin osa urus . ▁In ▁honor ▁to ▁his ▁contribution ▁to ▁science , ▁two ▁din osa urs ▁were ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁to ▁Male ev : ▁Male ev us ▁and ▁Male ev osa urus . ▁ ▁Although ▁his ▁Ph D ▁th esis ▁was ▁mainly ▁focused ▁on ▁m amm als , ▁his ▁interests ▁were ▁orient ed ▁to ▁re pt iles . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁J oint ▁Soviet - M ong ol ian ▁Pale ont ological ▁Ex