Walter W. Granger

Walter W. Granger
Granger in 1939
Born
Walter Willis Granger

(1872-11-07)November 7, 1872
DiedSeptember 6, 1941(1941-09-06) (aged 68)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMiddlebury College (honorary doctorate, 1932)
Known forProlific collecting of fossil vertebrates in Wyoming, New Mexico, Fayum (Egypt), China and Mongolia. Dinosaur discoveries include Velociraptor, Oviraptor, and Protoceratops.
Scientific career
FieldsPaleontology
InstitutionsAmerican Museum of Natural History

Walter Willis Granger [1] (November 7, 1872 – September 6, 1941) was an American vertebrate paleontologist who participated in important fossil explorations in the United States, Egypt, China and Mongolia.

  1. ^ Granger did not use his middle name or initial.[citation needed] His middle initial is used in the title of this article to distinguish him from others with the same first and last names.