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This is the only biography of William Diller Matthew (1871-1930), a paleontologist's paleontologist, and a man who occupies a major position in the history of North American paleontology. Using personal letters, archives, and accounts from those who knew Matthew, Edwin Colbert paints a compelling portrait of the scientist's work, presenting a delightful look at Matthew's family and life in New York at the turn of the century, complete with photographs of his excavations and world travels, relatives, and environs. Matthew, who could be called the Father of Mammalian Paleontology, entered the field diligently searching for fossils, while at the same time detailing stratigraphic studies that gave significant time-related information on those fossils. Noted for his no-nonsense approach to his work, Matthew carried on elegant research in the laboratory and published the results of his fieldwork and research as scientific monographs and short papers.

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W. D. Matthew was a monumental figure in vertebrate paleontology, and this detailed, down-to-earth biography is a convincing account of how he got that way.... The book is a rich source of detail concerning the maturation of vertebrate paleontology in North America. -- Science Books and Films

"""W. D. Matthew was a monumental figure in vertebrate paleontology, and this detailed, down-to-earth biography is a convincing account of how he got that way.... The book is a rich source of detail concerning the maturation of vertebrate paleontology in North America."" -- ""Science Books and Films"""

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