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

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.
"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.

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