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Danish Historical Paleontology 17TH Century

9.75 Brilliant

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J. Tuzo Wilson

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Canadian 20TH Century Historical Plate Tectonics

9.65 Brilliant

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James Dwight Dana

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American 19TH Century Historical Mineralogy

9.43 Excellent

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J. John Sepkoski Jr.

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American 20TH Century Extinction Paleontology

9.42 Excellent

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Henry Clifton Sorby

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19TH Century British Microscopy Petrology

9.28 Excellent

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Alcide d'Orbigny

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French 19TH Century Paleontology Stratigraphy

8.94 Great

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William Edmond Logan

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8.89 Great

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Phil Currie

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8.77 Great

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James Hall

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American 19TH Century Historical Paleontology

8.72 Great

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Joachim Barrande

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French 19TH Century Paleontology Trilobites

8.58 Great

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Maria Matilda Ogilvie Gordon

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19TH Century Paleontology Scottish Fossil Corals

8.32 Great

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William Conybeare

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8.23 Great

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Edward Hitchcock

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American 19TH Century Paleontology Dinosaur Tracks

8.18 Great

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Alice E. Wilson

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Canadian 20TH Century Paleontology Ordovician

7.98 Good

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John Strong Newberry

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American 19TH Century Historical Paleontology

7.78 Good

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Jean-Bernard Caron

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Contemporary Canadian Paleontology Cambrian

7.75 Good

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Fielding Bradford Meek

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American 19TH Century Historical Paleontology

7.70 Good

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John William Dawson

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7.62 Good

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Nathaniel Southgate Shaler

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American 19TH Century Paleontology Glaciology

6.96 Fair

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Alexander Winchell

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American Geology 19TH Century Paleontology

6.38 Fair