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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Person
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:University_of_California
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
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gptkbp:awards
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Fellow_of_the_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
Fellow_of_the_Geological_Society_of_America
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1869-03-19
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:John_Merriam_Jr.
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gptkbp:contribution
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gptkb:Establishment_of_the_National_Park_Service
Research on fossil mammals
Paleontological_research_in_the_western_United_States
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1945-12-30
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gptkbp:field
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Geology
Paleontology
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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John C. Merriam
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:George_Gaylord_Simpson
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:John_Wesley_Powell
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:California_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Society_of_Vertebrate_Paleontology
gptkb:National_Research_Council
gptkb:Paleontological_Society
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Paleontology
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Merriam's_theory_of_mammalian_evolution
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gptkbp:occupation
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Paleontologist
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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New_York_City,_New_York
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Berkeley,_California
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gptkbp:researchFocus
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gptkb:Cenozoic_mammals
Evolutionary biology
Paleoecology
Biostratigraphy
Taphonomy
Paleoclimatology
Stratigraphy
Geological history
Paleobiology
Paleogeography
Paleontological education
Paleontological fieldwork
Conservation of fossil sites
Public outreach in paleontology
Interdisciplinary research in paleontology
Mammalian fossils
Evolution of mammals
Paleontological ethics
Mesozoic mammals
Fossil_record
Fossil_collection
Fossil_mammals_of_North_America
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gptkbp:spouse
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Mabel Merriam
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