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LEIDY

Date of Birth: September 9th, 1823

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Parents: Philip and Catharine

Spouse: Anna Harden Leidy

Died: April 30th, 1891

Place of death: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Legacy: Bi-pedal posture in dinosaurs

Joseph Mellick Leidy

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• Warren L (1998) "Joseph Leidy: The Last Man Who Knew Everything".

Discoveries and descriptions ...

Name	Timeline	Family
ANTRODEMUS	156-151 mya	Allosauridae
ASTRODON	118-110 mya	Macronaria
HADROSAURUS	083-80 mya	Hadrosauridae
TROODON	080-73 mya	Troodontidae

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