Othniel Charles Marsh was an American professor of Paleontology in Yale College and President of the National Academy of Sciences. He was one of the preeminent scientists in the field of paleontology. Among his legacies are the discovery or description of dozens of new species and theories on the origins of birds.
Othniel Charles Marsh
Othniel Marsh (center, back row) and assistants ready for digging in 1872
Hesperornis regalis, a species of ancient flightless bird with teeth, as drawn by Othniel Marsh, and published in his book, Odontornithes: A Monograph on the Extinct Toothed Birds of North America.
National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).
The National Academy of Sciences building in Washington, D.C. in 2000
The National Academies' Beckman Conference Center, Irvine, California
The Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, D.C., one of several facilities where the National Academy of Sciences maintains offices
