Wilhelm Phillip Schimper

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Wilhelm Phillip Schimper

German geologist

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geochronology
Completion of the Phanerozoic time scale
…scientists, Heinrich Ernst Beyrich and Wilhelm Philipp Schimper. Beyrich introduced the Oligocene in 1854 after having investigated outcrops in Belgium and Germany, while Schimper proposed adding the Paleocene in 1874 based on his studies of Paris Basin flora.
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…scientists, Heinrich Ernst Beyrich and Wilhelm Philipp Schimper. Beyrich introduced the Oligocene in 1854 after having investigated outcrops in Belgium and Germany, while Schimper proposed adding the Paleocene in 1874 based on his studies of Paris Basin flora.
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