Edward Drinker Cope Born: 28-Jul-1840 Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA Died: 12-Apr-1897 Location of death: Philadelphia, PA Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Other (donated to the Wistar Institute)
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Occupation: Paleontologist Nationality: United States Executive summary: Potential holotype for Homo Sapiens Paleontologist, discovered more than 1,000 species. A movement is underway to use Edward Drinker Cope's body as the holotype, that is, the archtypical specimen, for the species Homo Sapiens.
University: University of Pennsylvania Professor: Comparative Zoology, Haverford College (1864-67) Professor: University of Pennsylvania (1889-97)
Bigsby Medal 1879
Author of books:
Reptilia and Aves of North America (1869–70) Relation of Man to Tertiary Mammalia (1875)
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