Joseph Burr Tyrrell, FRSC (November 1, 1858 – August 26, 1957) was a Canadian geologist, cartographer and mining consultant. He discovered dinosaur (Albertosaurus sarcophagus) bones in Alberta's Badlands and coal around Drumheller in 1884. Canada's Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Alberta was named in his honour.
Born |
1 November 1858 Weston, Canada West, Province of Canada
|
Died |
26 August 1957 (aged 98) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Zodiac | Scorpio |
Tags | Add tag |