Erich Maren Schlaikjer
Erich Maren Schlaikjer | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 22, 1905 Newtown, Ohio, United States |
| Died | November 5, 1972 (aged 66) Littleton, Colorado, United States |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Columbia University |
| Spouse |
Josephine Ayres
(m. 1951; died 1972) |
| Children | 3 |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Contributions to the stratigraphy and palaeontology of the Goshen hole area, Wyoming (1933) |
Erich Maren Schlaikjer (/ˈɛrɪk ˈmærən ˈʃlaɪkjər/ ERR-ik MARR-ən SHLY-kyər; November 22, 1905 – November 5, 1972) was an American geologist and dinosaur hunter. Assisting Barnum Brown, he co-described Pachycephalosaurus and what is now Montanoceratops. Other discoveries include Miotapirus and a new species of Mesohippus.
Schlaikjer attended Harvard University, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1929. He received master’s and doctoral degrees from Columbia University in 1931 and in 1935, respectively. On November 5, 1972, he died in Littleton, Colorado.