Reginald C. Sprigg

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Reginald C. Sprigg was an Australian geologist and conservationist best known for his pioneering discovery of Ediacaran fossils and for founding the Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary.

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Reginald C. Sprigg canonical 3

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instanceOf conservationist ⓘ
geologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Member of the Order of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfBirth Australia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Australia ⓘ
countryOfDeath Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
discovered Ediacaran biota fossils at Ediacara Hills ⓘ
educatedAt University of Adelaide NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer Broken Hill Associated Smelters NERFINISHED ⓘ
Geological Survey of South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Santos Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName Sprigg NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork conservation ⓘ
geology ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ
petroleum exploration ⓘ
founded Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName Reginald NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasChild Douglas Sprigg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Margaret Sprigg NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignationOfWork Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary as a protected area ⓘ
influenced recognition of the Ediacaran Period ⓘ
knownFor pioneering work on Precambrian fossils ⓘ
promoting protection of the northern Flinders Ranges ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Royal Society of South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
middleName Claude NERFINISHED ⓘ
movement environmental conservation in South Australia ⓘ
name Reginald Claude Sprigg NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor discovery of Ediacaran fossils ⓘ
founding Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary ⓘ
notableWork early description of Ediacaran fauna ⓘ
occupation conservationist ⓘ
geologist ⓘ
palaeontologist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Wagga Wagga NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Adelaide NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence Adelaide NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Griselda Sprigg NERFINISHED ⓘ
workedIn Arkaroola region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ediacara Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ
Flinders Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Dickinsonia → discoveredBy → Reginald C. Sprigg ⓘ
Dickinsonia → describedBy → Reginald C. Sprigg ⓘ
Ediacaran Period → namedBy → Reginald C. Sprigg ⓘ