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The Richard Owen collection
A controversial figure, he is perhaps best known for coining the word dinosaur. The Owen collection ... and Frederick Sawyer in A Catalogue of the Richard Owen Collection of Palaeontological and ...
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Dinosauria: How the ‘terrible lizards’ got their name
Until 1842, no one had heard of the word ‘dinosaur’. But when acclaimed anatomist Richard Owen grouped three prehistoric animals with curious features in common, he changed the way the world thought ...
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The whale story: Richard Owen
Sir Richard Owen. Born in 1804 in Lancaster, Owen was a divisive figure in Victorian science. He was an extremely talented anatomist, a tutor to royalty, and is often credited with the discovery of ...