Samuel George Morton

Samuel George Morton

Samuel George Morton (1799–1851), U.S. paleontologist.

Taxon names authored

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• 2 taxon names authored by Samuel George Morton

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1834

• Morton, S.G. 1834. Synopsis of the organic remains of the Cretaceous Group of the United States. Key and Biddle, Philadelphia, 88 pp. BHL Reference page. 

1841

• Morton, S.G. 1841. Description of several new species of Fossil shells from the cretaceous deposits of the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1: 106–110. BHL

1842

• Morton, S.G. 1842. Description of some new species of organic remains of the Cretaceous group of the United States: with a tabular view of the fossils hitherto discovered in this formation. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(2): 207–227. BHL

1844

• Morton, S.G. 1844. On a supposed New Species of Hippopotamus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2(1): 14–17. BHL Reference page. 

1849

• Morton, S.G. 1849. Additional observations on a new living species of Hippopotamus. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Second series 1(3): 231–239. BHL Reference page.