Paleontologist
1. Charles Emerson Beecher (1856)
Paleontologist
Paleontologist known for his study of specimens found at Beecher's Trilobite Bed, a sedimentary deposit in Oneida County, New York. He was also a prolific writer who wrote several major...
2. George Gaylord Simpson (1902)
Paleontologist
Paleontologist who influenced Modern Synthesis, which played a major role in creating a recognized account of evolution. He was also the Curator of the Department of Geology and Paleontology at...
3. Tim White (1950)
Paleontologist
Notable for his paleoanthropological research on an ancient hominid skeleton nicknamed 'Lucy,' White is also famous for his 1994 discovery of an ancestor of modern day humans known as Ar....