Johann Jakob Kaup
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German paleontologist and naturalist
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Biology Philosophy
Johann Jakob Kaup's Degrees
- Doctorate Natural Sciences University of Göttingen
Why Is Johann Jakob Kaup Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Johann Jakob von Kaup was a German naturalist. A proponent of natural philosophy, he believed in an innate mathematical order in nature and he attempted biological classifications based on the Quinarian system. Kaup is also known for having coined popular prehistoric taxa like Pterosauria, Machairodus, Deinotherium, Dorcatherium, and Chalicotherium.
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