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Elaine Anderson was born in Salida, Colorado, on January 8, 1936. [1] She was the only child of John and Edith Anderson. She was raised in Denver, Colorado. [2] Anderson graduated from the University of Colorado in 1960. She completed her Master's thesis in 1965. For her Ph.D., she opted to go to Finland, becoming the first Fulbright Scholar to ...
Catherine E. Badgley (United States, 1950-) William Hellier Baily (England, 1819-1888) Andrew Geddes Bain (South Africa, 1797-1864) Robert T. Bakker (United States, 1945- ) Jean-Christophe Balouet (France, 1956-2021) Harlan Parker Banks (United States, 1913-1998) Mário Costa Barberena (Brazil, 1934-2013) Erwin Hinckly Barbour (United States ...
Andrews was born on January 26, 1884, in Beloit, Wisconsin. As a child, he explored forests, fields, and waters nearby, developing marksmanship skills. He taught himself taxidermy and used funds from this hobby to pay tuition to Beloit College. After graduating, Andrews applied for work at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
Charles Mortram Sternberg (18 September 1885 – 8 September 1981) was an American-Canadian fossil collector and paleontologist, son of Charles Hazelius Sternberg.Late in his career, he collected and described Pachyrhinosaurus, Brachylophosaurus, Parksosaurus and Edmontonia.
The location of the United States in North America. A substantial amount of paleontological research has occurred within or conducted by people from the United States. Paleontologists have found that at the start of the Paleozoic era, what is now "North" America was actually in the southern hemisphere. Marine life flourished in the country's ...
Childs Frick (March 12, 1883 - May 8, 1965) was an American vertebrate paleontologist.He was a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History and a major benefactor of its Department of Paleontology, which in 1916 began a long partnership with him.
Barnum Brown (February 12, 1873 – February 5, 1963), [1] commonly referred to as Mr. Bones, was an American paleontologist.He discovered the first documented remains of Tyrannosaurus during a career that made him one of the most famous fossil hunters working from the late Victorian era into the early 20th century.
He claimed that he never published the scavenger hypothesis in the peer-reviewed scientific literature, stating that it was mainly a tool for him to teach a popular audience, particularly children, of the dangers of making assumptions in science (such as assuming T. rex was a hunter) without using evidence. [15]