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had recognized in 1862 as the first known fossil reef in North America. "Day supplied specimens and information to other professional geologists, including
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He once could sell a trilobite for "the then-extravagant sum of $ 100". The fossil
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This biographical article related to a physician in the United States is a
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Joanne Kluessendorf and Donald G. Mikulic (September 25, 1994).
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This biographical article about an American geologist is a
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is now a museum and is also designated an NHL. Day died in
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Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History
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Accompanying 5 photos, exterior and interior, from 1996.
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in Wisconsin who developed an impressive collection of
67:One of the primary places he collected was at the 151:Thomas A. Green Memorial Museum and Collection 71:, which professional geologist/paleontologist 432: 379: 270:(1). San Diego: Press of Frye & Smith: 80 8: 246:Bumastus dayi Raymond - Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 22:(1826-1903) was a physician and an amateur 439: 425: 386: 372: 293:National Historic Landmark summary listing 180: 178: 176: 174: 172: 170: 30:-age fossils. The collection is now at 295:. National Park Service. Archived from 258:Vogdes, Anthony Wayne (July 20, 1917). 166: 95:(later of the U.S. Geological Survey), 206: 195: 7: 397: 395: 330: 328: 37:Day was born on March 11, 1826, in 483:Thomas Jefferson University alumni 14: 113:San Diego Natural History Society 498:Scientists from New York (state) 478:People from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 399: 346: 339: 333: 235:"Bumastus niagarensis Trilobite" 473:People from Richmond, New York 1: 289:"Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day House" 411:. You can help Knowledge by 358:. You can help Knowledge by 136:Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day House 79:(Smithsonian Institution), 524: 394: 327: 140:National Historic Landmark 47:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 493:Physicians from Wisconsin 119:(Harvard University) and 81:Charles Doolittle Walcott 43:Jefferson Medical College 508:American geologist stubs 503:American physician stubs 192:. National Park Service. 83:(future Director of the 49:, in 1849. He moved to 149:whose former home, the 125:University of Wisconsin 89:Smithsonian Institution 205:Cite journal requires 145:Day collaborated with 85:U.S. Geological Survey 77:Fielding Bradford Meek 129:University of Chicago 87:and Secretary of the 41:. He graduated from 121:Thomas C. Chamberlin 51:Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 488:American geologists 157:, on May 30, 1903. 105:Edward Drinker Cope 468:Amateur geologists 101:University of Iowa 69:Schoonmaker Quarry 39:Richmond, New York 32:Harvard University 16:American physician 420: 419: 367: 366: 155:Lansing, Michigan 64:in honor of Day. 20:Fisk Holbrook Day 515: 441: 434: 427: 403: 396: 388: 381: 374: 350: 345: 344: 343: 337: 329: 319: 314: 308: 307: 305: 304: 285: 279: 278: 276: 275: 255: 249: 248: 243: 242: 231: 225: 224: 214: 208: 203: 201: 193: 191: 182: 523: 522: 518: 517: 516: 514: 513: 512: 448: 447: 446: 445: 393: 392: 338: 332: 325: 323: 322: 315: 311: 302: 300: 287: 286: 282: 273: 271: 257: 256: 252: 240: 238: 233: 232: 228: 222: 204: 194: 189: 184: 183: 168: 163: 138:was declared a 17: 12: 11: 5: 521: 519: 511: 510: 505: 500: 495: 490: 485: 480: 475: 470: 465: 460: 450: 449: 444: 443: 436: 429: 421: 418: 417: 404: 391: 390: 383: 376: 368: 365: 364: 351: 321: 320: 309: 280: 250: 237:. June 2, 2010 226: 207:|journal= 165: 164: 162: 159: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 520: 509: 506: 504: 501: 499: 496: 494: 491: 489: 486: 484: 481: 479: 476: 474: 471: 469: 466: 464: 461: 459: 456: 455: 453: 442: 437: 435: 430: 428: 423: 422: 416: 414: 410: 405: 402: 398: 389: 384: 382: 377: 375: 370: 369: 363: 361: 357: 352: 349: 342: 336: 331: 326: 318: 313: 310: 299:on 2009-04-03 298: 294: 290: 284: 281: 269: 265: 261: 254: 251: 247: 236: 230: 227: 223:(573 KB) 220: 219: 212: 199: 188: 181: 179: 177: 175: 173: 171: 167: 160: 158: 156: 152: 148: 147:Thomas Greene 143: 141: 137: 132: 130: 126: 122: 118: 117:Nathan Shaler 114: 110: 106: 102: 98: 97:Samuel Colvin 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 65: 63: 62:Bumastus dayi 59: 54: 52: 48: 44: 40: 35: 33: 29: 25: 21: 413:expanding it 406: 360:expanding it 353: 324: 312: 301:. Retrieved 297:the original 292: 283: 272:. Retrieved 267: 263: 253: 245: 239:. Retrieved 229: 217: 198:cite journal 144: 133: 109:A. W. Vogdes 66: 61: 55: 36: 19: 18: 463:1903 deaths 458:1826 births 93:E.O. Ulrich 452:Categories 303:2008-01-02 274:2010-06-23 241:2010-06-23 161:References 73:James Hall 60:was named 142:in 1997. 58:trilobite 24:geologist 28:Silurian 221:  190:(pdf) 409:stub 356:stub 215:and 211:help 134:The 268:III 115:), 103:), 91:), 45:in 454:: 291:. 266:. 262:. 244:. 202:: 200:}} 196:{{ 169:^ 34:. 440:e 433:t 426:v 415:. 387:e 380:t 373:v 362:. 306:. 277:. 213:) 209:( 111:( 99:(

Index

geologist
Silurian
Harvard University
Richmond, New York
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
trilobite
Schoonmaker Quarry
James Hall
Fielding Bradford Meek
Charles Doolittle Walcott
U.S. Geological Survey
Smithsonian Institution
E.O. Ulrich
Samuel Colvin
University of Iowa
Edward Drinker Cope
A. W. Vogdes
San Diego Natural History Society
Nathan Shaler
Thomas C. Chamberlin
University of Wisconsin
University of Chicago
Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day House
National Historic Landmark
Thomas Greene
Thomas A. Green Memorial Museum and Collection
Lansing, Michigan

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