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Samuel Wendell Williston

American paleontologist (1851–1918)

  • Fame48.4
  • Momentum2.0
  • Wikipedia829
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Lived 1851–1918, aged 67United States
United StatesUnited StatesArtistsArtist
  • Wikipedia
    16 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1851–1918
    Aged 67
  • Awards
    1
    recognised work
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Updated 2026-08-07

Samuel Wendell Williston was an American educator, entomologist, and paleontologist who was the first to propose that birds developed flight cursorially, rather than arboreally. He was a specialist on the flies, Diptera.

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