Roy Chapman Andrews

Paleontologist Name: Roy Chapman Andrews
Education: Master of Arts degree in mammalogy
Date of Birth: January 26, 1884-March 11, 1960
Research with: Dinosaurs marine mammals.
Worked on dinosaurs type:
Country: United States
Paleontologist Source: Roy Chapman Andrews

Paleontologist Scenario:

  • He was an American explorer, adventurer and naturalist who became the director of the American Museum of Natural History.
  • He is mostly known for leading a series of expeditions through the fragmented China of the early 20th century into the Gobi Desert and Mongolia.
  • The journey made significant discoveries and brought the first-known fossil dinosaur eggs to the museum.

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