Charles M. Wheatley
English-American miner and palaeontologist
About Charles M. Wheatley
Lived 1822 – 1882 (aged 60). Charles M. Wheatley was a British paleontologist, miner and palaeontologist.
Charles Moore Wheatley (16 March 1822 – 6 May 1882) was an American miner and palaeontologist of the 19th century. He is noted for identifying several new fossilized species, some of which bear his name, and for his connection to the Port Kennedy Bone Cave, which contained one of the most important middle Pleistocene (Irvingtonian, approximately 750,000 years ago) fossil deposits in North America. In 1879, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society.
He also managed successful mines in Connecticut and Pennsylvania, including a lead mine in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.
Species
Cychrus Wheatleyi Megalonyx wheatleyi
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Who was Charles M. Wheatley?
English-American miner and palaeontologist (1822-1882)
When was Charles M. Wheatley born?
Charles M. Wheatley was born on 16 March 1822 in Chipping Ongar.
When did Charles M. Wheatley die?
Charles M. Wheatley died on 6 May 1882 in Phoenixville.
What was Charles M. Wheatley's occupation?
Charles M. Wheatley was a paleontologist, miner and palaeontologist.
What nationality was Charles M. Wheatley?
Charles M. Wheatley was British.
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