About J. Willis Stovall
Lived 1891 – 1953 (aged 62). J. Willis Stovall was an American geologist and paleontologist.
John Willis Stovall (1891– July 24, 1953) was an American paleontologist at the University of Oklahoma. Along with his student Wann Langston, Jr., he named the theropod dinosaur Acrocanthosaurus in 1950. Most of his research centered on the Cimarron Valley region of extreme northwestern Oklahoma, which included his work regarding the Keyes meteorite.
The Sam Noble Museum of Oklahoma Natural History was previously named "The Stovall Museum" in his honor.
Selected publication Stovall, J.W., & W. Langston, Jr. 1950. Acrocanthosaurus atokensis, a new genus and species of Lower Cretaceous Theropoda from Oklahoma. American Midland Naturalist 43(4): 686–728.
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Who was J. Willis Stovall?
American paleontologist (1891-1953)
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J. Willis Stovall was born on 28 January 1891 in Montague County.
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J. Willis Stovall died on 24 July 1953 in Cleveland County.
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J. Willis Stovall was a geologist and paleontologist.
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J. Willis Stovall was American.
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