Edwin Harris Colbert

1905 - 2001  (96 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Edwin Harris Colbert
  Born	28 Sep 1905	Clarinda, Page, Iowa
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Paleontologist
  		Colbert Gets Museum Job Lincoln Evening Journal and Nebraska State Journal, Wednesday, May 5, 1958. Page 16.
  		Lystrosaurus. Lystrosaurus was one of the earliest dinosaurs. It's small. About the size of a domestic cat. The first fossil was found in 1870 and named by Edward Cope. The name derived from Greek means "shovel lizard". In 1969 Edwin Colbert discovered a Lystrosaurus fossil in Antarctica. This helped to prove the concept of continental drift.
  		Gondwanaland. The theory of continental drift was first put fourth in 1596. It was rejected by most scientist until the late 1960's this was due to lack of evidence and little understanding of plate tectonics, the driving force of continental drift. Edwin's discovery of Lystrosaurus in Antarctica helped to show the spread of species through land that was once joined.
  		Bone Wars (19) The "Bone Wars" of the 1870's and other significant paleontologist in this tree.
  Died	15 Nov 2001	Flagstaff, Coconino, Arizona
  		Edwin Colbert Obituary. Casper (Wyoming) Star-Tribune, Sunday, November, 25, 2001. page 3 page B.
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  Person ID	I57594	Nagel
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	George Harris Colbert,   b. 21 Oct 1861, Ohio ,   d. 26 Apr 1950, Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri  (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Margaret Adamson,   b. 20 Aug 1868, Holton, Jackson, Kansas ,   d. 14 Nov 1953  (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	23 Jul 1889	Page County, Iowa
  Family ID	F16974	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Matthew,   b. 4 Nov 1911, New York, New York, New York ,   d. 24 Feb 2007  (Age 95 years)
  Married	1933	New Jersey
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F16975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 28 Sep 1905 - Clarinda, Page, Iowa Married - 1933 - New Jersey Died - 15 Nov 2001 - Flagstaff, Coconino, Arizona  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Edwin H. Colbert. Edwin H. Colbert.
  		Edwin H. Colbert Edwin wrote over 20 books and hundreds of scientific articles. In 1969 his discovery of a Lystrosaurus fossil in Antarctica helped prove the theory of continental drift.