George Harris

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George Harris was a naturalist and zoologist known for formally describing and naming the Tasmanian devil.

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George Harris canonical 2

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instanceOf naturalist
zoologist
commonName Tasmanian devil
describedTaxon Tasmanian devil
fieldOfWork natural history
zoology
knownFor formally describing the Tasmanian devil
naming the Tasmanian devil
namedTaxon Tasmanian devil
notableWork original description of the Tasmanian devil
occupation naturalist
zoologist
scientificName Tasmanian devil
surface form: Sarcophilus harrisii
taxonNameAuthorship Tasmanian devil
surface form: Sarcophilus harrisii
taxonRank species

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Tasmanian devil hasBinomialAuthority George Harris
Looney Tunes character "Taz" is based on it firstDescribedBy George Harris
subject surface form: Tasmanian devil