Charles Whitney Gilmore | |
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.jpg) Gilmore in 1924 with Diplodocus vertebrae | |
| Born | March 11, 1874 |
| Died | September 27, 1945 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | American |
| Title | Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paleontology |
| Institutions | United States National Museum |
Charles Whitney Gilmore (March 11, 1874 – September 27, 1945) was an American paleontologist who gained renown in the early 20th century for his work on vertebrate fossils during his career at the United States National Museum (now the National Museum of Natural History). Gilmore named many dinosaurs in North America and Mongolia, including the Cretaceous sauropod Alamosaurus, Alectrosaurus, Archaeornithomimus, Bactrosaurus, Brachyceratops, Chirostenotes, Mongolosaurus, Parrosaurus, Pinacosaurus, Styracosaurus ovatus (now Rubeosaurus) and Thescelosaurus.