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Sidney H. Haughton

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British paleontologist (1888-1982)

South AfricaScientistsLived 1888 to 1982 · aged 94
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Sidney Henry Haughton FRS was an English-born South African paleontologist and geologist best known for his description of the sauropodomorph dinosaur Melanorosaurus in 1924, and his work on the geology of the Witwatersrand.

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Holotype skull of Whaitsia platyceps by Sydney H. Haughton, 1918.Holotype skull of Whaitsia platyceps by Sydney H. Haughton, 1918.

Awards 2

1927Murchison Fund
Fellow of the Royal Society

Connected to Sidney 6

Sydney Savory BuckmanAlso won Murchison FundLeslie Reginald CoxAlso won Murchison FundRobert KidstonAlso won Murchison FundThomas Rupert JonesAlso won Murchison FundThomas Henry HollandAlso won Murchison FundRichard BaronAlso won Murchison Fund

About this person

Country
South Africa
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1888 to 1982 · aged 94
Written about in
5 languages

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