Joseph Leidy, M.D.* (1823-09-09 - 1891-04-30) person

Collector (in 4 collections)

• IZ (6 records) in year 1862
• Mala (4 records) none known to year
• VP (2 records) in year 1873
• Ent (1 record) none known to year
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Collector (in 9 families)

• Bivalvia: Pisidiidae (1 record) none known to year
• Gastropoda: Physidae (2 records) none known to year
• Gastropoda: Valvatidae (1 record) none known to year
• Hydrozoa: Bougainvilliidae (1 record) in year 1862
• Hydrozoa: Campanulariidae (4 records) in year 1862
• Hydrozoa: Clavidae (1 record) none known to year
• Insecta: Psocidae (1 record) none known to year
• Mammalia: Equidae (1 record) none known to year
• Mammalia: Merycoidodontidae (1 record) in year 1873

Preparator (of material in 0 collections)

• Not a preparator of any material in MCZbase

Determiner (in 2 collections)

• 4 identifications for 4 Invertebrate Zoology cataloged items
• 40 identifications for 39 Vertebrate Paleontology cataloged items

Attribute Determiner (0 categories)

• None

Publications (15) [Those Citing MCZ material (15)]

• Leidy, J. 1858. Notice of remains of extinct Vertebrata from the valley of the Niobrara River. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia:20–29. 12 citations
• Leidy, J. 1869. The extinct mammalian fauna of Dakota and Nebraska: Including an account of some allied forms from other localities, together with a synopsis of the mammalian remains of North America. Vol. 7.J. B. Lippincott Co. 472 pp. 30 plates. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.20910. 4 citations
• Leidy, J. 1870. October 25th. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 22:113–114. 1 citation
• Leidy, J. 1851. Special anatomy of the terrestrial gasteropoda of the United States. Pp. 198-260. In The terrestrial air-breathing mollusks of the United States, and the adjacent territories of North America. Vol. 1. Boston : Little, Brown and Company. 266 pp. 1 citation
• Leidy, J. 1868. Indication of an Elotherium in California. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20: 177. 1 citation
• Leidy, J. 1865. September 19th. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 17(4):177–178. 1 citation
• Leidy, J. 1868. Notice of some remains of horses. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20:195–196. 1 citation
• Leidy, J. 1853. [Fragment of a jaw of an extinct saurian animal]. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6: 404. 1 citation
• Leidy, J. 1870. November 15th. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 22:125–127. 7 citations
• Leidy, J. 1873. Description of remains of reptiles and fishes from the Cretaceous formations of the interior of the United States. Pp. 266-310. In Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories. Vol. 1, Part 1. Government Printing Office, Washington. 358 pp. 1 citation
• Leidy, J. 1868. Notice of some reptilian remains from Nevada. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20:177–178. 5 citations
• Leidy, J. 1868. Notice of some extinct cetaceans. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20:196–197. 1 citation
• Leidy, J. 1851. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Dec. Merrihew & Thompson, Philadelphia. 5:121–122. 1 citation
• Leidy, J. 1853. The ancient fauna of Nebraska: a description of remains of extinct mammalia and chelonia, from the Mauvaises Terres of Nebraska. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 6:1–126. 2 citations
• Leidy, J. 1855. A memoir on the extinct sloth tribe of North America. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 7:1–68. 4 citations