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Earl Douglass with his hand on a Diplodocus specimen, Dinosaur National Monument (August 1922).

Earl Douglass (October 28, 1862 – January 13, 1931) was an American paleontologist who discovered the dinosaur Apatosaurus, playing a central role in one of the most important fossil finds in North America.[1][2][3] By 1922 Earl 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.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ Linda Hall Library (October 27, 2016). "Earl Douglass - Scientist of the Day". Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  2. ^ Switek, B (June 28, 2011). "A Visit to Douglass' Dinosaur". Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Earl Douglass". Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  4. ^ K.W. (2015). Tumbleweeds and Shiny Braids Rv Travel Journal Out West. Authorhouse. ISBN 978-1504914864.
  5. ^ Strand, H (May 23, 2016). "Earl Douglass and Dinosaur National Monument". Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  6. ^ Preston, D. J. (1994). Dinosaurs in the attic: an excursion into the American Museum of Natural History. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 1466871873.
  7. ^ Lucas, S. G. (2006). America's antiquities: 100 years of managing fossils on federal lands. NM: New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science.

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