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Joseph Burr Tyrrell

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Joseph Burr Tyrrell

Birth
Ontario, Canada
Death
26 Aug 1957 (aged 98)
Ontario, Canada
Burial
Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
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Joseph Burr Tyrrell was a Canadian geologist, cartographer, and mining consultant. He discovered dinosaur bones in Alberta's Badlands and coal around Drumheller in 1884. His brother James Williams Tyrrell was also a famous Canadian explorer.
Joseph Burr Tyrrell was a Canadian geologist, cartographer, and mining consultant. He discovered dinosaur bones in Alberta's Badlands and coal around Drumheller in 1884. His brother James Williams Tyrrell was also a famous Canadian explorer.


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  • Maintained by: Diana Suchla Relative Great-grandchild
  • Originally Created by: Islington
  • Added: Apr 8, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108052676/joseph_burr-tyrrell: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Burr Tyrrell (1 Nov 1858–26 Aug 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 108052676, citing Toronto Necropolis Cemetery and Crematorium, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Diana Suchla (contributor 49234318).