Interesting, Dick. I don't know much about Dall's life or personality, but I
do know that many of his generic diagnoses are still used, in some cases no
more than paraphrased, in the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Time
does tell.
Andy
Andrew K. Rindsberg
Geological Survey of Alabama
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