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Neil Marchington

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Neil Marchington is a Deschutes County deputy sheriff in Bend, Oregon.[1] He is an amateur biologist and a member of Western Cave Conservancy, a cave conservancy trust. He helped with the discovery of the new Trogloraptoridae biological family in two caves south of Grants Pass.[2] The species Trogloraptor marchingtoni is named after him.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Barnard, Jeff (August 18, 2012). "New family of spiders found in Oregon cave". Associated Press by Google.
  2. ^ Main, Douglas (Aug 17, 2012). "Rare Discovery: Hook-Legged Spider Found in Oregon Cave". OurAmazingPlanet. Retrieved August 17, 2012.