V. Standish Mallory

Victor Standish Mallory (1919 in Englewood, New Jersey – February 15, 2003) was a micropaleontologist, biostratigrapher, professor emeritus at the University of Washington Department of Geology, and a Curator Emeritus of Invertebrate Paleontology at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.[1][2][3]

Mallory earned his BS in Geology from Oberlin College and his Masters and Ph. D. studying under Robert Kleinpell at the University of California, Berkeley.[4] He was an expert in the Tertiary of Washington State and specialized in biostratigraphy using Foraminifera.[5] A number of paleontological specimens from Eastern Washington and Oregon have the specific epithet "malloryi" in honor of his expertise in the stratigraphy and paleontology of the area, including the Miocence chipmunk, Neotamias malloryi Martin 1998.[5]

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References
  1. King, Marsha (February 24, 2003). "Standish Mallory". The Seattle Times.
  2. "In Memoriam Standish Mallory". Friends of UCMP. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. Finger, Kenneth L. (2013). "California foraminiferal micropalaeontology". In Bowden, A. J.; Gregory, F. J.; Henderson, A. S. (eds.). Landmarks in Foraminiferal Micropalaeontology: History and Development. The Micropalaeontological Society, Special Publications, Geological Society,. London. pp. 125–144.
  4. William B. N. Berry. "Stratigraphic paleontology: From oil patch to academia". In Moores, Eldridge M.; Sloan, Doris (eds.). Classic Cordilleran Concepts: A View from California. Geological Society of America.
  5. "Fossil Works". Retrieved 24 July 2015.


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