the field were a source of inspiration to younger com- 
panions. 
Perhaps, above all, for those who knew Frederick 
Thompson as an amateur paleontologist, he will be re- 
membered most clearly for his selflessness, his generosity 
and his intense devotion to his chosen field of scientific 
interest. 
Species named in honor of Frederick O. Thompson 
Arerinurus THoMPsoNT Miller & Unklesbay in Journ, Paleont. 18 
(1944) 364, 
Macrosracuya THomesony Darrah in Bot. Mus. Leafl. Harvard 
Univ. 4 (1986) 53, 
Meputiosa THompsont Andrews in Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 32 (1945) 
8324, 
Mersoxyton Tuompsonir Traverse in Am. Journ. Bot. 37 (1950) 824. 
SpueNostrRoBUS THompsoni Levittan & Barghoorn in Am. Journ. Bot, 
35 (1948) 353, 
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