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About John Campbell Merriam
John Campbell Merriam was an American paleontologist, educator, and conservationist. The first vertebrate paleontologist on the West Coast of the United States, he is best known for his taxonomy of vertebrate fossils at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, particularly with the genus Smilodon, more commonly known as the sabertooth cat. He is also known for his work to extend the reach of the National Park Service.
Everything about John Campbell Merriam →- Occupation
- paleontologist, university teacher, science administrator
- Position held
- President of the Geological Society of America, board member
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- October 20, 1869
- Died
- October 30, 1945