About Erich Maren Schlaikjer
Lived 1905 – 1972 (aged 66). Erich Maren Schlaikjer was a paleontologist and geologist.
Erich Maren Schlaikjer ( ; November 22, 1905 – November 5, 1972) was an American geologist and dinosaur hunter. Assisting Barnum Brown, he co-described Pachycephalosaurus and what is now Montanoceratops. Other discoveries include Miotapirus and a new species of Mesohippus.
Schlaikjer attended Harvard University, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1929. He received master’s and doctoral degrees from Columbia University in 1931 and in 1935, respectively. On November 5, 1972, he died in Littleton, Colorado.
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American geologist and dinosaur hunter (1905-1972)
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Erich Maren Schlaikjer was born on 22 November 1905 in Newtown.
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Erich Maren Schlaikjer died on 5 November 1972 in Littleton.
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