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  1. Othniel Charles Marsh (October 29, 1831 – March 18, 1899) was an American professor of Paleontology in Yale College and President of the National Academy of Sciences. He was one of the preeminent scientists in the field of paleontology.

  2. Mar 25, 2024 · Othniel Charles Marsh (born October 29, 1831, Lockport, New York, U.S.—died March 18, 1899, New Haven, Connecticut) was an American paleontologist who made extensive scientific explorations of the western United States and contributed greatly to knowledge of extinct North American vertebrates.

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  3. Learn about the life and work of Othniel C. Marsh, one of the founders of vertebrate paleontology in the US. Discover his contributions to evolution, his feud with Edward Drinker Cope, and his famous discoveries of dinosaurs and fossil birds.

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  5. Othniel Charles Marsh (centre, back row) was an outstanding palaeontologist locked in a bitter rivalry with Edward Drinker Cope (not pictured (Credit: Alamy/BBC) As two warring bone hunters...

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  6. Othniel Charles Marsh (October 29, 1831 - March 18, 1899) was one of the pre-eminent paleontologists of the nineteenth century, who discovered, described, and named many fossils found in the American West. He was the first American professor of vertebrate paleontology.

  7. Sep 10, 2021 · Explore the correspondence, diaries, notebooks and other materials of Othniel Charles Marsh, a pioneer of vertebrate paleontology. The archive is arranged in seven series and partially digitized for online access.

  8. May 18, 2018 · The American paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh (1831-1899) discovered extinct birds with teeth, the Dinocerata, a kind of missing link between the reptiles and the birds, and traced the development of the modern horse. On Oct. 29, 1831, O. C. Marsh was born in Lockport, N. Y. He graduated from Yale College in 1860.

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