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William Berryman Scott

U.S. paleontologist

Lived
1858–1947

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About William Berryman Scott

William Berryman Scott was an American vertebrate paleontologist, authority on mammals, and principal author of the White River Oligocene monographs. He was a professor of geology and paleontology at Princeton University.

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