Gideon Mantell

Gideon Algernon Mantell MRCS FRS (3 February 1790 – 10 November 1852) was an English obstetrician, geologist and palaeontologist. His attempts to reconstruct the structure and life of Iguanodon began the scientific study of dinosaurs: in 1822 he was responsible for the discovery (and the eventual identification) of the first fossil teeth, and later much of the skeleton, of Iguanodon. Mantell's work on the Cretaceous of southern England was also important.

Personal facts

Gideon Mantell
Birth dateFebruary 03, 1790
Birth place
England , Sussex , Lewes
Date of deathNovember 10, 1852
Place of death
England , London
Known for
Iguanodon

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  1. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006220301
  2. http://geology.19thcenturyscience.org/books/1844-Mantell-MedalsCreation/README.htm
  3. http://gideonmantell.wordpress.com
  4. http://www.dinohunters.com
  5. http://www.fownc.org/newsletters/no52.shtml
  6. http://www.nndb.com/people/048/000095760
  7. http://www.strangescience.net/mantell.htm
  8. http://www2.odl.ox.ac.uk/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?e=d-000-00---0munahi10--00-0-0-0prompt-10---4------0-1l--1-en-50---20-about---00001-001-1-1isoZz-8859Zz-1-0&a=d&c=munahi10&cl=CL3.4.5&d=munahi010-abj