Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal
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| Awarded for | the encouragement and reward of individual achievement in advancing knowledge of Cambrian or Precambrian life and its history |
| Presented by | National Academy of Sciences |
| Country |  United States |
| First awarded | 1934 |
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Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal is an award presented by the National Academy of Sciences every five years to promote research and study in the fields of Precambrian and Cambrian life and history. The medal was established and endowed in 1934 by the Walcott Fund, a gift of Mary Vaux Walcott, in honour of paleontologist Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850-1927).
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Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal. National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
