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Gideon Algernon Mantell MRCS FRS (3 February 1790 – 10 November 1852) was an English obstetrician, geologist and palaeontologist. His attempts to reconstruct the structure and life of Iguanodon began the scientific study of dinosaurs: in 1822 he was responsible for the discovery (and the eventual identification) of the first fossil teeth, and ...
Gideon Algernon Mantell was a British physician, geologist, and paleontologist, who discovered four of the five genera of dinosaurs known during his time. Mantell studied the paleontology of the Mesozoic Era, particularly in Sussex, a region he made famous in the history of geological discovery.
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Feb 3, 2022 · Gideon Mantell (1790-1852) On February 3, 1790, English obstetrician, geologist and palaeontologist Gideon Algernon Mantell was born. His attempts to reconstruct the structure and life of Iguanodon began the scientific study of dinosaurs.
Nov 13, 2009 · November 13, 2009. • 5 min read. If anything, the 19th century English paleontologist Gideon Mantell is known for his contributions to our understanding of dinosaurs. His most famous...
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Feb 3, 2022 · Gideon Mantell, an English surgeon, was born Feb. 3, 1790. Mantell grew up in Lewes, Sussex, in southeast England, and was apprenticed to a surgeon there. After failing to land an assistantship in London, he settled down to practice in his hometown.
May 18, 2018 · Mantell, Gideon Algernon (1790–1852) A Sussex surgeon, whose hobby was the study of fossils from the Chalk and Weald, on which he became an expert. Mantell discovered iguanodon and other fossil dinosaurs which, with the remainder of his collection, were donated to the British Museum (Natural History).
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Gideon Mantell was an English obstetrician from Lewes, Sussex, a few miles north of Brighton, the son of a shoemaker. He was drawn to the exciting new science of paleontology, and had been collecting fossil bones and fragments from the South Downs for several years when, in 1822, he (or possibly his wife) came across an unusual fossilized tooth.
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