Charles Doolittle Walcott
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Charles Doolittle Walcott (31. mars 1850–9. februar 1927) var ein paleontolog frå New York, USA. Han vart kjend for oppdaginga av velbevart fossil i Burgess Shale i British Columbia i Canada i 1909.
Frå 1894 til 1907 var han direktør for U.S. Geological Survey og frå 1907 leiar for Smithsonian Institution. I 1911 vart Walcott æresdoktor ved Universitetet i Oslo.
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- Cambrian Brachiopoda with descriptions of new genera and species, (1905) Proceedings of the United States National Museum; v. 28.
- Cambrian faunas of China, (1905) From the Proceedings of the United States national museum, vol.xxx. 106 s.
- Cambrian Geology and Paleontology, (1910) på Internet Archive
- Correlation Papers on the Cambrian, (1890) Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey; no.81. 447 s.
- The fauna of the Lower Cambrian or Olenellus zone, (1890) Extract from the 10th annual report of the director of the U. S. Geological Survey, 1888-89, pt. I. s. 516-524.
- Fossil Medusa, (1898) Monographs of the United States Geological Survey; no.30, 201 s.
- Geology of the Eureka district, Nevada, with an atlas, (1892) Monographs of the United States Geological Survey; no.20, 419 s.
- The North American continent during Cambrian time, (1892) Extract from the 12th annual report of the director of the U.S. Geological survey, 1890-91, pt. I. s:523-568
- The Paleontology of the Eureka District, (1884) Monographs of the United States Geological Survey; no.8, 298 s.
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- Charles Doolittle Walcott - Mystery at Pioche, Nevada Arkivert 2012-04-14 ved Wayback Machine.
- Walcott Peak Arkivert 2005-02-20 ved Wayback Machine.
- Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal
- The Walcott-Rust Quarry (moderne utgraving) Arkivert 2004-09-23 ved Wayback Machine.
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