Alexander Murray | |
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| Born | 2 June 1810 Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Died | 18 December 1884 (aged 74) |
| Known for | Geology of Newfoundland |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
| Institutions | Geological Survey of Newfoundland |
Alexander Murray, CMG (2 June 1810 – 18 December 1884) was a Scottish geologist. He is best known for his career with the Geological Survey of Canada and the Geological Survey of Newfoundland.[1] He is credited as the discoverer of the first known pre-Cambrian (Ediacaran) fossil, later named Aspidella.[2][3]
- ^ "Biography – MURRAY, ALEXANDER (1810–84) – Volume XI (1881–1890) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ Minicucci, Jeffrey (2017). "Who Was the First Person Known to Have Discovered Fossils of the Precambrian (Ediacaran) Organism Aspidella terranovica?". Geoscience Canada. 44 (1): 55–61. ISSN 0315-0941.
- ^ Orrman-Rossiter, Kevin (2013-02-12). "Ediacara: a "failed" evolutionary experiment?". Australian Science. Retrieved 2024-08-29.