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Michael Roger Oldfield Thomas

1858–1929

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Michael Roger Oldfield Thomas (1858–1929) was a British zoologist and curator of mammals at the Natural History Museum, London. He described over 2,000 new species and subspecies of mammals, making him one of the most prolific taxonomists in history. His work laid foundational groundwork for modern mammalogy and biogeography.

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The History of the Collections Contained in the Natural History Departments of the British Museum
A Monograph of the Mammals of the Ethiopian Region
Catalogue of the Marsupialia and Monotremata in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History)
The Mammals of the Malay Region
On the Mammals of the Philippine Islands

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