V. Standish Mallory

Victor Standish Mallory (1919 in Englewood, New Jersey – February 15, 2003) was a micropaleontologist, biostratigrapher, Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington Department of Geology, and a Curator Emeritus of Invertebrate Paleontology at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.^[1][2][3]

Rhus malloryi leaflet from the Klondike Mountain Formation,
named in honor of V. Standish Mallory

Mallory earned his BS in Geology from Oberlin College and his Masters and Ph. D. studying under Robert Kleinpell at the University of California, Berkeley.^[4] He was an expert in the Tertiary of Washington State and specialized in biostratigraphy using Foraminifera.^[5] A number of paleontological species from Eastern Washington and Oregon have the specific epithet "malloryi" in honor of his expertise in the stratigraphy and paleontology of the area, including the Miocence chipmunk, Neotamias malloryi^[5] plus the Ypresian sumac Rhus malloryi and winter-hazel Fothergilla malloryi.^[6]

V. Standish Mallory

See also

• List of paleontologists

References

1. King, Marsha (February 24, 2003). "Standish Mallory". The Seattle Times.
2. "In Memoriam Standish Mallory". Friends of UCMP. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
3. Finger, Kenneth L. (2013). "California foraminiferal micropalaeontology". In Bowden, A. J.; Gregory, F. J.; Henderson, A. S. (eds.). Landmarks in Foraminiferal Micropalaeontology: History and Development. The Micropalaeontological Society, Special Publications, Geological Society. London. pp. 125–144.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
4. William B. N. Berry. "Stratigraphic paleontology: From oil patch to academia". In Moores, Eldridge M.; Sloan, Doris (eds.). Classic Cordilleran Concepts: A View from California. Geological Society of America.
5. "Fossil Works". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
6. Wolfe, J.A.; Wehr, W.C. (1987). "Middle Eocene dicotyledonous plants from Republic, northeastern Washington". United States Geological Survey Bulletin. 1597: 1–25.