George F. Sternberg
Deceased Person
1883 – 1969
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Who was George F. Sternberg?
George Fryer Sternberg was a paleontologist best known for his discovery in Gove County, Kansas of the "fish-within-a-fish" of Xiphactinus audax with a recently eaten Gillicus arcuatus within its stomach. He was the son of Charles Hazelius Sternberg and nephew of Brigadier General George M. Sternberg. The Sternberg Museum of Natural History at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas is named for him and other members of his fossil collecting family.
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- Born
- 1883
- Also known as
- George Sternberg
- Parents
- Died
- 1969
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on July 23, 2013
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