"No naturalist has devoted more painstaking attention to the structure of the barnacles than Mr. Darwin."
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Fellows of the Royal SocietyAcademics from the United KingdomBiologists from EnglandPaleontologists from England
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as stated in "Darwin on the Origin of Species", "Edinburgh Review", 3, 1860, pages 487-532.
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Richard Owen
Sir Richard Owen (July 20, 1804 – December 18, 1892) was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist. Despite being a controversial figure, Owen is generally considered to have been an outstanding naturalist with a remarkable gift for interpreting fossils. Owen produced a vast array of scientific work, but is probably best remembered today for coining the word Dinosauria (meaning "Terrible Reptile" or "Fearfully Great Reptile"). An outspoken critic of Charles Darwin's theory o
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