What is the name of the paleontologist and professor who influenced Porter Sargent?
Nathaniel Shaler Nathaniel Southgate Shaler (February 20, 1841 – April 10, 1906) was an American paleontologist and geologist who wrote extensively on the theological and scientific implications of the theory of evolution.
Larry Martin Larry Dean Martin (December 8, 1943 – March 9, 2013) was an American vertebrate paleontologist and curator of the Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center at the University of Kansas. Among Martin's work is research on the Triassic reptile "Longisquama" and theropod dinosaur (or fossil bird) "Caudipteryx" and "Dakotaraptor". According to the University of Kansas, he "has been a leading opponent of the theory that birds are 'living dinosaurs.'"