William Lee Stokes

William Lee Stokes (March 27, 1915, Black Hawk, Carbon County, Utah - December 12, 1994)^[1] was a geologist who is best known for his work at Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry in Emery County, Utah. William Stokes lived to be 79 and was survived by his wife Betty Stokes, his two daughters, Patricia Stokes and Betty Lee Huff; a son, William M. Stokes, and several grandchildren.^[2] The dinosaur Stokesosaurus was named after him.

Stokes graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.S. in 1937 and M.S. in 1938.^[1] He earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Geology from Princeton University in 1941.^[3]

Publications

Dinosaur National Monument, past and present, January 1, 1949
Sedimentary Properties of Salt Wash Sandstones as Related to Primary Structures, 1952/1953
The Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry: Window to the Past, 1985

References

^ ^a ^b Picard, M. Dame. "Memorial to William Lee Stokes" (PDF). Geological Society of America. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
^ Associated Press (December 15, 1994). "William Lee Stokes; Dinosaur Namesake, 79". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 3, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "DEATH: WILLIAM LEE STOKES". Deseret News. December 14, 1994. Retrieved October 5, 2020.

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[Picard-1] Picard, M. Dame. "Memorial to William Lee Stokes" (PDF). Geological Society of America. Retrieved October 5, 2020.

[2] Associated Press (December 15, 1994). "William Lee Stokes; Dinosaur Namesake, 79". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 3, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[Deseret-3] "DEATH: WILLIAM LEE STOKES". Deseret News. December 14, 1994. Retrieved October 5, 2020.

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