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Elmer S. Riggs

Elmer Samuel Riggs
Riggs (right) and H.William Menke (left)
working on Diplodocus and Camarasaurus bones
Born(1869-01-23)January 23, 1869
Trafalgar, Indiana
DiedMarch 25, 1963(1963-03-25) (aged 94)
Sedan, Kansas
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Kansas
Known forBrachiosaurus, Thylacosmilus,
sauropods as terrestrial animals,
Brontosaurus as a junior synonym of Apatosaurus
Scientific career
FieldsPaleontology
InstitutionsAmerican Museum of Natural History
Field Museum of Natural History
Academic advisorsSamuel Wendell Williston
Elmer Riggs (left) and Robt. Thorne (right) excavating Mammut ('southern mastodon') pelvis in situ, Argentina, 1926. Field Museum photo.

Elmer Samuel Riggs (January 23, 1869 – March 25, 1963) was an American paleontologist known for his work with the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois.

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