Richard Lydekker
English naturalist, geologist and writer (1849–1915)
Richard Lydekker (25 July 1849 – 16 April 1915) was an English paleontologist and mammalogist.[1] He wrote a number books on natural history.[2] He was a member of the Geological Survey of India.[1] He later joined the British Museum of Natural History.[1] He was responsible for creating their catalog on their vertebrate fossil collections.[1]