American paleontologist
Mackenzie Gordon Jr. |
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Born | April 4, 1913 |
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Died | January 30, 1992(1992-01-30) (aged 78) |
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Nationality | American |
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Known for | Authority on carboniferous fossils |
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Scientific career |
Fields | Invertebrate paleontology |
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Mackenzie Gordon Jr. (April 4, 1913–January 30, 1992)[1] was an American invertebrate paleontologist. He was an expert on Carboniferous fossils. Gordon worked for the United States Geological Survey for 40 years, from 1941 to 1981. He was a research associate at the National Museum of Natural History from 1981 to his death in 1992.[2]
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