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Robert Parr Whitfield

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Robert Parr Whitfield was an American invertebrate paleontologist and a curator of geology at the American Museum of Natural History. Largely self-educated Whitfield rose into paleontology as an assistant of James Hall and was known for his careful illustrations and descriptions.

Books

Descriptions of New Species of Fossils from Ohio, with Remarks on Some of the Geological Formations in which They Occur
Descriptions of New Species of Fossils from Ohio, with Remarks on Some of the Geological Formations in which They Occur
Robert Parr Whitfield
Gasteropoda and Cephalopoda of the Raritan Clays and Greensand Marls of New Jersey
Gasteropoda and Cephalopoda of the Raritan Clays and Greensand Marls of New Jersey
Robert Parr Whitfield
Preliminary Report on the Paleontology of the Black Hills
Preliminary Report on the Paleontology of the Black Hills
Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.), Robert Parr Whitfield
On the Fauna of the Lower Carboniferous Limestones of Spergen Hill, Ind., with a Revision of the Descriptions of Its Fossils Hitherto Published, and Illustrations of the Species from the Original Type Series
On the Fauna of the Lower Carboniferous Limestones of Spergen Hill, Ind., with a Revision of the Descriptions of Its Fossils Hitherto Published, and Illustrations of the Species from the Original Type Series
Robert Parr Whitfield
Gasteropoda and Cephalopoda of the Raritan Clays and Greensand Marls of New Jersey
Gasteropoda and Cephalopoda of the Raritan Clays and Greensand Marls of New Jersey
Robert Parr Whitfield
Brachiopoda and Lamellibranchiata of the Raritan Clays and Greensand Marls of New Jersey
Brachiopoda and Lamellibranchiata of the Raritan Clays and Greensand Marls of New Jersey
Robert Parr Whitfield
Notice of Some New Species of Primordial Fossils in the Collections of the Museum, and Corrections of Previously Described Species
Notice of Some New Species of Primordial Fossils in the Collections of the Museum, and Corrections of Previously Described Species
Robert Parr Whitfield
James Hall, Robert Parr Whitfield
Description of a New Genus of Inarticulate Brachiopodous Shell
Description of a New Genus of Inarticulate Brachiopodous Shell
James Hall, Robert Parr Whitfield

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