Roland T. Bird
Roland Bird (December 29, 1899 – January 24, 1978) was an American palaeontologist. He is best known for his discovery of fossil trackways of the Paluxy River in Texas,[1] and work with the American Museum of Natural History.[2]
Early life[]
Roland was born on December 29, 1899 in Rye, New York. When he was 14, he dropped out of high school due to a respiratory condition; after his mother died from tuberculosis, he moved to his uncle's farm at his doctor's advice.[3] In the 1920s, he worked as a florida cowboy, and in the 1930s worked odd jobs during the Great Depression. He found his first fossil, that of an amphibian, in 1932. When he sent it to the AMNH, it was determined to be a new genus, and he would be hired by Barnum Brown as a co-worker.
Academic career[]
In 1937, Bird learnt about a trackway of dinosaurs after noticing a track at a rock shop in New Mexico.[4]
It was in 1940 he discovered and studied those of the Paluxy River.[4]
References[]
- ^ Branch, G. (2006). Paluxy Footprints. In H. J. Birx (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Anthropology (Vol. 4, p. 1818). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Reference.
- ^ Bird, Roland T. (February 1941). "A Dinosaur Walks into the Museum".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Thomas, Mark (December 17, 2015). "ROLAND T. BIRD - PALEONTOLOGIST". Mark Thomas - Geology Blog.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Dinosaur Valley State Park History — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department". tpwd.texas.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
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