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Samuel Wendell Williston, American Paleotologist

Samuel Wendell Williston (1852 -1918) was an American educator and paleontologist who was the first to propose that birds developed flight by a cursorial method (running), rather than arboreal (by leaping from tree to tree). Although never employed as a professional entomologist, he a well-renowned specialist on the taxonomy and systematics of flies, specializing in Diptera.
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Samuel Wendell Williston, American Paleotologist
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Samuel Wendell Williston (1852 -1918) was an American educator and paleontologist who was the first to propose that birds developed flight by a cursorial method (running), rather than arboreal (by leaping from tree to tree). Although never employed as a professional entomologist, he a well-renowned specialist on the taxonomy and systematics of flies, specializing in Diptera.
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Science: Personalities
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2700 x 3490 px | 27.0 MB
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22.9 x 29.5 cm | 9.0 x 11.6 in (300 dpi)