William Daniel Conybeare
English geologist and palaeontologist (1787-1857) · Scientists · Died at 70
William Daniel Conybeare FRS, dean of Llandaff, was an English geologist, palaeontologist and clergyman.
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He is probably best known for his ground-breaking work on fossils and excavation in the 1820s, including important papers for the Geological Society of London on ichthyosaur anatomy and the first published scientific description of a plesiosaur.
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Status
Deceased
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Lived 1787 to 1857 · aged 70
