# Earl Douglass

> Earl Douglass was an American paleontologist who discovered the dinosaur Apatosaurus, playing a central role in one of the most important fossil finds in North America. By 1922 Douglass had unearthed and shipped more than 700,000 pounds of material including nearly 20 complete skeletons of Jurassic dinosaurs such as Diplodocus, Dryosaurus, Stegosaurus, Barosaurus, Camarasaurus and Brontosaurus.

*American paleontologist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1862-10-18
- **Died:** 1931-01-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Historical depth:** 4.8 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

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