Gideon Mantell

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Gideon Mantell was a 19th-century English geologist and paleontologist best known for his pioneering work in identifying and describing some of the first known dinosaur species.

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instanceOf geologist
human
paleontologist
physician
awardReceived Royal Society Royal Medal NERFINISHED
birthDate 1790-02-03
birthPlace Lewes, Sussex, England NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath spinal injury complications
collectionHeldAt British Geological Survey NERFINISHED
Natural History Museum, London NERFINISHED
contemporaryOf Richard Owen NERFINISHED
William Buckland NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
deathDate 1852-11-10
deathPlace London, England
educatedAt apprenticeship in medicine in Lewes
medical training in London
era 19th century
familyName Mantell NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Mesozoic fossils
geology
paleontology
stratigraphy
givenName Gideon NERFINISHED
hasChild Walter Baldock Durrant Mantell NERFINISHED
hasHonorificEponym Gideonmantellia NERFINISHED
Mantellisaurus NERFINISHED
Mantellodon NERFINISHED
influenced early concept of Dinosauria
knownFor describing Hylaeosaurus
identifying Iguanodon as a large extinct reptile
popularizing geology among the public
recognizing herbivorous nature of Iguanodon
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Geological Society of London NERFINISHED
Royal Society
middleName Algernon NERFINISHED
name Gideon Algernon Mantell NERFINISHED
notableFor discovery and description of Iguanodon
early study of dinosaurs
fossil discoveries in the Wealden formation
work on Hylaeosaurus
notableWork Illustrations of the Geology of Sussex NERFINISHED
Medals of Creation NERFINISHED
The Fossils of the South Downs NERFINISHED
The Wonders of Geology NERFINISHED
Thoughts on a Pebble NERFINISHED
occupation geologist
paleontologist
physician
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Ann Woodhouse NERFINISHED
studied Cretaceous strata of southern England
Wealden Group NERFINISHED
workLocation Brighton, Sussex NERFINISHED
Lewes, Sussex NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London

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Iguanodon fossils firstDescribedBy Gideon Mantell
Iguanodon namedBy Gideon Mantell