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.[1]
Honors
Selected highlights of honors:[1]
- Parmentier Scholar, Harvard University 1924 to 1925.
- University Fellow, Columbia University, 1931 to 1932.
- Cressy Morrison Prize, New York Academy of Science, 1939.
- Fellow of The Geological Society of America, 1939.
- Fellow of the Paleontological Society of America, 1940.
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
- Who’s Who in America, 1949 Supplement, 1950 edition to date.
Publications
- Schlaikjer EM. (1931) Description of a new Mesohippus from the White River formation of South Dakota: New England Zool. Club Proc., 12, pp35–36.
- Schlaikjer EM. (1932) The osteology of Mesohippus barbouri: Mus. Comp. Zool. Bull., 72, pp391–410.
- Brown B, Schlaikjer EM. (1937) The skeleton of Styracosaurus with the description of a new species: Am. Mus. Novitates. 955 p1-12.
External links
References
- ^ a b Taylor, Warren L. "Memorial to Erich Maren Schlaikjer" (PDF). The Geological Society of America. pp. 172–174. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2025.