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Walter Granger was an American paleontologist who worked in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He is best known for his work with fossil collections from the Hell Creek Formation near Beecher and Newell, South Dakota. Today, his fossils are housed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

Walter Granger primarily conducted research into fossilized remains from the Hell Creek Formation near Beecher and Newell, South Dakota. His research helped to usher in a new era of understanding about how species evolved over time. He also made discoveries about dinosaur anatomy that pushed forward our scientific knowledge about these extinct animals.

During his time researching the Hell Creek Formation, Walter Granger made several significant discoveries. These included unearthing several large mammal fossils including those from Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops as well as numerous complete dinosaur skeletons including most famously one of Tyrannosaurus rex that he called the 'Star Titan'.

All of Walter Granger's fossil discoveries are available for viewing at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The museum regularly updates its collection with new specimens discovered by modern paleontologists while keeping some of its historical artifacts such as pieces discovered by Granger himself on display for visitors to explore.

During his career as a paleontologist, Walter Granger was honored with many prestigious awards including being named a fellow of both the Royal Society of London in 1903 and the Geological Society of America in 1904 as well as receiving an honorary doctorate from Harvard University in 1922. He also received numerous medals for his contributions to both science and education throughout his life.

Throughout his lifetime, Walter Granger devoted nearly thirty-five years to studying fossils from the Hell Creek Formation near Beecher and Newell, South Dakota until shortly before his death in 1923 at age 55. Much of what we know today about this unique area is thanks to him and his dedication to uncovering new clues about prehistoric life forms and their evolutionary history.

Yes! In addition to himself, two other members from Walters' family had scientific backgrounds; including Charles Walcott, who served as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution between 1907-1927 before becoming head curator at America's National Gallery; and Mary Walcott, who was one of her father's assistants when he studied fossil trilobites during an expedition to Colorado in 1867-68 (she would later become the first female student to enter Cornell University).

One thing that makes Walton Grangers' work stand out is that it tended to be mainly descriptive rather than analytical or theoretical due largely to inadequate equipment for studying microscopic details at this time period. This meant he often relied on photographs taken through a microscope instead which allowed him to classify organisms according to their physical characteristics - giving us valuable data used by performance scientists today.