Stanley John Olsen* (1919-06-24 - 2003-12-03) person

Vertebrate paleontologist and archaeologist. Served in the Navy during World War II. Fossil preparator under Alfred Romer at the MCZ, then field supervisor. Joined Florida Geological Survey in 1956. Faculty at Florida State University anthropology department from 1968, founded zooarchaeology teaching lab. Faculty at University of Arizona and curator of zooarchaeology at Arizona State Museum, 1973-1997.

Names for this agent

  • Dr. Stanley John Olsen
  • Stanley John Olsen (preferred)
  • Olsen, S. J. (author)
  • S. J. Olsen (second author)

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Collecting Event Map

  • Acanthodii: Mesacanthidae (1 record) in year 1951
  • Amphibia: Amphiumidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Amphibia: Bufonidae (1 record) in year 1950
  • Amphibia: Eryopidae (9 records) in years 1947-1950
  • Amphibia: Pelobatidae (1 record) in year 1950
  • Amphibia: Ranidae (5 records) in years 1950-1953
  • Amphibia: Sirenidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Amphibia: Trematopidae (1 record) in year 1953
  • Amphibia: incertae sedis (1 record) in year 1953
  • Amphibia: [no family] (11 records) in years 1950-1953
  • Aves: Columbidae (1 record) in year 1955
  • Aves: Gaviidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Bivalvia: Anomiidae (1 record) in year 1952
  • Bivalvia: Cardiidae (2 records) in year 1952
  • Bivalvia: Donacidae (1 record) in year 1952
  • Bivalvia: Mytilidae (1 record) in year 1951
  • Bivalvia: Pectinidae (2 records) none known to year
  • Bivalvia: Veneridae (1 record) in year 1952
  • Chondrichthyes: Ctenacanthidae (1 record) in year 1948
  • Gastropoda: Ampullariidae (1 record) in year 1950
  • Gastropoda: Calyptraeidae (1 record) in year 1952
  • Gastropoda: Littorinidae (2 records) in year 1951
  • Gastropoda: Turritellidae (1 record) in year 1952
  • Gastropoda: Viviparidae (2 records) in year 1950
  • Mammalia: Apheliscidae (4 records) none known to year
  • Mammalia: Arctocyonidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Mammalia: Artiodactyla (2 records) in year 1952
  • Mammalia: Canidae (6 records) in years 1952-1955
  • Mammalia: Capromyidae (2 records) none known to year
  • Mammalia: Castoridae (1 record) none known to year
  • Mammalia: Cervidae (206 records) in year 1952
  • Mammalia: Coryphodontidae (3 records) in year 1951
  • Mammalia: Cricetidae (82 records) in years 1952-1959
  • Mammalia: Dasypodidae (2 records) in year 1952
  • Mammalia: Didelphidae (3 records) none known to year
  • Mammalia: Equidae (9 records) in year 1952
  • Mammalia: Esthonychidae (5 records) none known to year
  • Mammalia: Felidae (3 records) in year 1952
  • Mammalia: Geomyidae (3 records) in year 1952
  • Mammalia: Hyopsodontidae (9 records) in year 1951
  • Mammalia: Hyrachyidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Mammalia: Ischyromyidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Mammalia: Leporidae (10 records) in year 1952
  • Mammalia: Mammutidae (4 records) none known to year
  • Mammalia: Megalonychidae (4 records) none known to year
  • Mammalia: Mephitidae (1 record) in year 1952
  • Mammalia: Microsyopidae (2 records) none known to year
  • Mammalia: Mustelidae (26 records) in years 1954-1958
  • Mammalia: Notharctidae (15 records) in year 1951
  • Mammalia: Oxyaenidae (3 records) none known to year
  • Mammalia: Palaeotheriidae (59 records) in year 1951
  • Mammalia: Phenacodontidae (26 records) none known to year
  • Mammalia: Phyllostomatidae (1 record) in year 1956
  • Mammalia: Procyonidae (4 records) none known to year
  • Mammalia: Rodent (21 records) in year 1952
  • Mammalia: Sciuridae (2 records) in years 1952-1958
  • Mammalia: Soricidae (14 records) in year 1952
  • Mammalia: Talpidae (11 records) in year 1952
  • Mammalia: Tapiridae (2 records) none known to year
  • Mammalia: Vespertilionidae (12 records) in year 1952
  • Mammalia: Viverravidae (10 records) none known to year
  • Mammalia: [no family] (12 records) in year 1952
  • Reptilia: Alligatoridae (13 records) in year 1950
  • Reptilia: Crocodylidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Reptilia: Emydidae (4 records) in years 1952-1955
  • Reptilia: Iguanidae (9 records) in years 1950-1964
  • Reptilia: Pelomedusidae (1 record) in year 1954
  • Reptilia: Protorothyrididae (1 record) none known to year
  • Reptilia: Testudinidae (6 records) in year 1960
  • Reptilia: Trionychidae (3 records) none known to year
  • Reptilia: [no family] (46 records) in year 1950
  • Sarcopterygii: Rhizodontidae (1 record) none known to year
  • incertae sedis: Archeriidae (3 records) in year 1947
  • incertae sedis: Edaphosauridae (2 records) in year 1947
  • incertae sedis: Sphenacodontidae (5 records) in year 1950
  • : Boidae (1 record) none known to year
  • : Camelidae (5 records) in year 1952
  • : Colosteidae (5 records) in year 1955
  • : Columbid (1 record) in year 1955
  • : Creodont (4 records) none known to year
  • : Cricetidae (7 records) in year 1952
  • : Emydinae (1 record) in year 1950
  • : Hyaenodontidae (4 records) none known to year
  • : Hydrochoeridae (1 record) none known to year
  • : Isectolophidae (25 records) in year 1951
  • : Mammal (1 record) in year 1952
  • : Mastodontidae (2 records) none known to year
  • : Mesonychidae (1 record) none known to year
  • : Microchiropteran (1 record) none known to year
  • : Microsyopidae (1 record) none known to year
  • : Osteolepididae (1 record) in year 1954
  • : Pantolestidae (1 record) none known to year
  • : Procyonidae (2 records) none known to year
  • : Proterogyrinidae (6 records) in year 1955
  • : Tayassuidae (5 records) none known to year
  • : Titanothere (1 record) in year 1951
  • : Trionychidae (1 record) none known to year
  • : [no family] (32 records) in years 1951-1955

  • Not a preparator of any material in MCZbase

  • None

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