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Othniel Charles Marsh. Casa de Marsh, Universidad de Yale, New Haven, Connecticut. Othniel Charles Marsh (29 de octubre de 1831 – 18 de marzo de 1899) fue un profesor estadounidense de paleontología en el Yale College y presidente de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias. Fue uno de los científicos más destacados en el campo de la paleontología.
Othniel Charles Marsh and his fossil hunters discovered about 500 new species of animals. Long before digging around in the dirt for dinosaur bones was made popular by Jurassic Park, Othniel Charles Marsh, who died 120 years ago next week, was trekking around North America in the 1800s looking for animal fossils of all shapes in sizes.
Feb 1, 2016 · Upon hearing reports about ancient bones being found in the western frontier, Yale paleontologist Othniel Charles (O.C.) Marsh headed west in 1868 and saw great opportunities in the rolling plains and scorched landscapes. Over the next four summers, he organized expeditions to the West in search of fossil specimens.
Othniel Charles Marsh ( Lockport, New York, 1831. október 29. – New Haven, Connecticut, 1899. március 18.) amerikai paleontológus, a 19. század egyik legkiemelkedőbb őslénykutatója, aki számos fosszíliát fedezett fel az Egyesült Államok nyugati részén. Zoológiai szakmunkákban nevének rövidítése: „Marsh” .
The Yale Peabody Museum’s Division of Vertebrate Paleontology houses one of the oldest and most important vertebrate fossil and ichnofossil collections in North America. Begun in the 1850s by Othniel Charles Marsh, the first professor of paleontology in the United States, they continue to grow in size and scope into the 21st century through ...
Othniel Charles Marsh Archives, Vertebrate Paleontology, Yale Peabody Museum Biographical Sketch In 1866, Marsh was appointed Professor of Paleontology at Yale, the first such position in North America. In 1867, he became curator of the Geological Cabinet at the new Peabody Museum, which was endowed by his uncle, the philanthropist George Peabody.
Othniel Charles Marsh papers MS 343 beneficiary, but his estate amounted to very little, except for the $18,694 realized when the contents of his home were auctioned in New York. Marsh died in his New Haven home from pneumonia on March 18, 1899. Scope and Contents
