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Alfred Romer

American paleontologist (1894-1973) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 78

Alfred Sherwood Romer was an American paleontologist and biologist and a specialist in vertebrate evolution.

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1973Died5 November 1973Wollaston MedalAward1972Linnean MedalAward1969Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1966Paleontological Society MedalAward1962Hayden Memorial Geological AwardAwardPenrose MedalAward1961Golden Plate AwardAward1956Daniel Giraud Elliot MedalAward1954Mary Clark Thompson MedalAward1894Born28 December 1894

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