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The correct spelling of Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, is with two "r"'s. I've made the according changes, and moved the article. Mark t young ( talk) 07:44, 13 May 2008 (UTC) reply

This article says he studied Archaeopteryx. How the hell is that possible, when he died decades before the discovery of the first feather?? (1860) I'm deleting it until clarification. 24.218.136.62 ( talk) 19:26, 5 November 2010 (UTC) reply