Date of Birth: October 29, 1831
Place of birth: Lockport, New York, USA
Parents: Caleb Marsh and Mary Gaines Peabody
Spouse: Never married
Date of expiry: March 18, 1899 (aged 67)
Place of expiry: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Legacy: Brontosaurus, Yale's core fossil collection
Othniel Charles Marsh
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More Marsh
• Marsh C and Cohen IB (Jun 1980) "The Life and Scientific Work of Othniel Charles Marsh (Three centuries of science in America)".
• New York Times (1899) "Professor Marsh is Dead. The World-Famous Geologist Succumbs to Pneumonia. Chair of Paleontology Founded for Him. Caused the Establishment of Peabody Museum".
• Schuchert C (1938) "Biographical memoir of Othniel Charles Marsh". National academy of sciences of the United States of America biograohical memoirs. Vol.XX-First memoir.
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