- 1887 in paleontology
Dinosaurs
Classification Events
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Harry Govier Seeley divides the Dinosaurs into two taxa based on the configuration of their hip bones. [cite book| last = Farlow| first = James O.| coauthors = M. K. Brett-Surmann| title = The Complete Dinosaur| publisher = Indiana University Press| date = 1999| location = Bloomington, Indiana| pages = 16| isbn = 0-253-21313-4]Paleontologists
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George Bax Holmes , a wealthy collaborator with Richard Owen and fossil collector. His collection remains preserved in Brighton's Booth Museum of Natural History. [cite book| last = Farlow| first = James O.| coauthors = M. K. Brett-Surmann| title = The Complete Dinosaur| publisher = Indiana University Press| date = 1999| location = Bloomington, Indiana| pages = 15| isbn = 0-253-21313-4]References
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