"In prying apart the stone layers of the rocks, the scientist is, in reality, opening the leaves of the past history of our world."
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Religious leaders from the United StatesPeople from OregonPaleontologists from the United StatesGeologists from the United States
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Thomas Condon
1822 – 1907
Thomas Condon (1822–1907) was an Irish Congregational minister, geologist, and paleontologist who gained recognition for his work in the U.S. state of Oregon.
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