Gideon Mantell #1 is a photograph by Natural History Museum, London/science Photo Library which was uploaded on September 25th, 2018.
Gideon Mantell #1
Gideon Algernon Mantell (1790-1852), British geologist. Mantell studied medicine in London but developed an obsessive interest in geology, and... more
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Gideon Mantell #1
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Natural History Museum, London/science Photo Library
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Gideon Algernon Mantell (1790-1852), British geologist. Mantell studied medicine in London but developed an obsessive interest in geology, and particularly in palaeontology. His fossil-filled house in Brighton became a popular public museum before he sold his collection to the British Museum in 1838. In 1822 Mantell and his wife discovered the remains of a dinosaur at Tilgate Forest in the Cretaceous rocks of the English Weald. It was a large herbivorous reptile and was named Iguanodon by Mantell. In 1831 Mantell introduced the concept of an 'Age of Reptiles'.
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