Harry Seeley

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Harry Seeley was a 19th-century British paleontologist best known for pioneering the division of dinosaurs into the major groups Saurischia and Ornithischia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British scientist
paleontologist
person
academicDiscipline natural history
areaOfInfluence Mesozoic reptiles
vertebrate paleontology
contributedTo dinosaur classification
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
described various dinosaur genera
era 19th century
familyName Seeley NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork geology
paleontology
gender male
givenName Harry NERFINISHED
hasHonorific Fellow of the Royal Society NERFINISHED
inferredFrom 19th-century British paleontologist best known for pioneering the division of dinosaurs into Saurischia and Ornithischia
influenced later dinosaur taxonomy
knownFor division of dinosaurs into Saurischia and Ornithischia
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Society
nationality British
notableAchievement pioneering the separation of dinosaurs into two major orders
notableWork On the Classification of the Fossil Animals Commonly Named Dinosauria NERFINISHED
occupation geologist
paleontologist
proposedClassification Ornithischia NERFINISHED
Saurischia NERFINISHED
studied dinosaurs
fossil reptiles
studiedGeologicalPeriod Cretaceous NERFINISHED
Jurassic NERFINISHED
Mesozoic NERFINISHED
workLocation England
United Kingdom

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Saurischia namedBy Harry Seeley