Elmer S. Riggs

Elmer Samuel Riggs
Riggs (right) and H.William Menke (left)
working on Diplodocus and Camarasaurus bones
Born(1869-01-23)January 23, 1869
Trafalgar, Indiana
DiedMarch 25, 1963(1963-03-25) (aged 94)
Sedan, Kansas
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Kansas
Known forBrachiosaurus, Thylacosmilus,
sauropods as terrestrial animals,
Brontosaurus as a junior synonym of Apatosaurus
Scientific career
FieldsPaleontology
InstitutionsAmerican Museum of Natural History
Field Museum of Natural History
Academic advisorsSamuel Wendell Williston

Elmer Samuel Riggs (January 23, 1869 – March 25, 1963) was an American paleontologist known for his work with the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois.

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