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Palentologists

Barnum Brown (1873-1936)

Barnum Brown, commonly referred to as Mr.Bones, discovered the first documented remains of Tyrannosaurus rex and six years later he found a even more completed skeleton (including a preserved skull) which made hom one of the most famous fossil hunters. He would travel the world in search of fossils, from Indaia to Gustemala.

Othiniel Charles Marsh (1831-1899)

Among his legacies are the discovery or description of dozens of new species including the Stegosaurus and the Trciceratops and theories on the orgins of birds. In his career he competed in "The Bone Wars" with his Edward Drinker Cope another renound paletologist; both palentologists made finds of valueable scientific research but while Cope discovered a total of 56 new dinosaur species, Marsh discovered 80; in total discovering 156 new dinosaur species.

Mark Norwell (1957)

Mark Norell was an American vertebrate palentologist. He was the chairmain of palentology and a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History. He is know for discovering new ideas anout bird orgins and the groups of dinosaurs to which modern birds are closely related.

Richard Owen (1831-1899)

Owen is known for coining the term "dinosauria" and recognizing dinosuars from todays reptiles. He is also known for his pioneering work in the comparative anatomy of paleontology, he claimed that he could recognize any animal by it's bones. He campaigned for a museum of natural history and was the first super intendent of the British Muesum (Natural History) which later became the Natural History Museum, London.