Earl Douglass
American paleontologist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1862 to 1931 · aged 68
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.
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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.
Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1862 to 1931 · aged 68
