Edwin H. Colbert

American paleontologist (1905-2001) · United States · On the map · Died at 96

Edwin Harris "Ned" Colbert was a distinguished American vertebrate paleontologist and prolific researcher and author.

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2001Died15 November 20011997Hayden Memorial Geological AwardAward1989Romer-Simpson MedalAward1935Daniel Giraud Elliot MedalAward1905Born28 September 1905

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