Timothy Abbott Conrad
Timothy Abbott Conrad (born June 21, 1803 in Trenton (New Jersey) , † August 9, 1877 ibid) was an American geologist, paleontologist and malacologist . He was the son of the naturalist Solomon White Conrad (1779-1831).
Conrad already had a reputation as an expert on recent and fossil molluscs when, as the State Geologist of New York and the first State Paleontologist, he participated in the First Geological Survey of New York State from 1836 to 1844 (also known as the Seward Survey after Governor William Henry Seward). He was responsible for recording the third district of New York (Central New York, Mohawk River Valley, West Canada Creek) with a first report in 1837. Among other things, he was the first to research the geology of the Trenton Falls (waterfalls of West Canada Creek, in fossil-rich Ordovician limestone). However, he left the geological survey of New York in 1841 (without submitting a final report on the paleontology of the survey, as expected) and turned to the study of fossils of the Tertiary in North America.
As a paleontologist, he was also involved in the reports of the Pacific Railroad Survey and Mexican Boundary Survey.
Fonts
- American Marine Conchology, from 1831
- Fossil Shells of the Tertiary Formations of North America, from 1832 (unfinished)
- Monography of the Family Unionidae, 1835-1847
- New Fresh-Water Shells of the United States
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Later explored by Charles Doolittle Walcott , who grew up nearby
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Conrad, Timothy Abbott |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American geologist, paleontologist, and malacologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trenton, New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 9, 1877 |
| Place of death | Trenton, New Jersey |