Thomas Wayland Vaughan
Thomas Wayland Vaughan
Dr. Thomas Wayland Vaughan was a geologist, paleontologist, and oceanographer . Educated at Harvard (AB, AM, PhD), he was an authority on marine sediments, fossil and recent corals, and American Tertiary stratigraphy. He was a researcher with the United States Geological Survey (1894-1939), and then joined the United States National Museum where he served as Custodian of Madreporian Corals (1903–23), an Associate in Marine Sediments (1924-1942), and as an Associate in Paleontology (1942-1952). He was also Director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography from 1924-1936. His research focused on the study of corals and coral reefs, the investigation of larger foraminifera, and oceanography. Under his directorship, Scripps Institute, La Jolla, California, became a leading oceanographical research center.
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Fossil Echini Of The West Indies; Stratigraphic Significance Of The Species Of West Indian Fossil Echini
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International aspects of oceanography
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A geological reconnaissance of the Dominican republic
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Fossil corals from Central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico
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Contributions to the geology and paleontology of the West Indies
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A contribution to the geologic history of the Floridian plateau
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Fossil corals from Lesser Antilles and Porto Rico
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The Eocene and lower Oligocene coral faunas of the United States
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A Brief Contribution to the Geology and Paleontology of Northwestern Louisiana
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Revision of the suborders, families, and genera of the Scleractinia
no cover - PRPreliminary report on the Creta...Thomas Wayland Vaughan
Preliminary report on the Cretaceous and Tertiary larger Foraminifera of Trinidad, British West Indies
no cover - CSCalcareous shallow-water marine...Thomas Wayland Vaughan
Calcareous shallow-water marine deposits of Florida of the Bahamas
no cover - SOStudies of American species of...Thomas Wayland Vaughan
Studies of American species of Foraminifera of the genus Lepidocyclina
no cover - SFSuggestions for oceanographic e...Thomas Wayland Vaughan
Suggestions for oceanographic exploration of the Pacific
no cover - ROReports of the International Co...Thomas Wayland Vaughan
Reports of the International Committees on the Oceanography and the Coral Reefs of the Pacific
no cover - TIThe international committee on...Thomas Wayland Vaughan
The international committee on the oceanography of the Pacific
no cover - MCMiocene corals from TrinidadThomas Wayland Vaughan
Miocene corals from Trinidad
no cover - BRBiological research at the Scri...Thomas Wayland Vaughan
Biological research at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
no cover - URUn reconocimiento geológico de...Thomas Wayland Vaughan
Un reconocimiento geológico de la República dominicana
no cover - URUn reconocimiento geológico de...Thomas Wayland Vaughan
Un reconocimiento geológico de la República dominicana
no cover - AGA geological reconnaissance of...Thomas Wayland Vaughan
A geological reconnaissance of the Dominican republic
no cover - SSSome shoal-water bottom samples...Thomas Wayland Vaughan
Some shoal-water bottom samples from Murray Island, Australia, and comparisons of them with samples from Florida and the Bahamas
no cover - TTThe temperature of the Florida...Thomas Wayland Vaughan
The temperature of the Florida coral-reef tract
no cover - TRThe reef-coral fauna of Carrizo...Thomas Wayland Vaughan
The reef-coral fauna of Carrizo Creek, Imperial County, California, and its significance
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Fossil Echini Of The West Indies; Stratigraphic Significance Of The Species Of West Indian Fossil Echini
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International aspects of oceanography
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A geological reconnaissance of the Dominican republic
- Open Work
Fossil corals from Central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico
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Contributions to the geology and paleontology of the West Indies
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A contribution to the geologic history of the Floridian plateau
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Fossil corals from Lesser Antilles and Porto Rico
- Open Work
The Eocene and lower Oligocene coral faunas of the United States
- Open Work
A Brief Contribution to the Geology and Paleontology of Northwestern Louisiana
- Open Work
Revision of the suborders, families, and genera of the Scleractinia
- Open Work
Preliminary report on the Cretaceous and Tertiary larger Foraminifera of Trinidad, British West Indies
- Open Work
Calcareous shallow-water marine deposits of Florida of the Bahamas
- Open Work
Studies of American species of Foraminifera of the genus Lepidocyclina
- Open Work
Suggestions for oceanographic exploration of the Pacific
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Reports of the International Committees on the Oceanography and the Coral Reefs of the Pacific
- Open Work
The international committee on the oceanography of the Pacific
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Miocene corals from Trinidad
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Biological research at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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Un reconocimiento geológico de la República dominicana
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Un reconocimiento geológico de la República dominicana
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A geological reconnaissance of the Dominican republic
- Open Work
Some shoal-water bottom samples from Murray Island, Australia, and comparisons of them with samples from Florida and the Bahamas
- Open Work
The temperature of the Florida coral-reef tract
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The reef-coral fauna of Carrizo Creek, Imperial County, California, and its significance