▁Hol mes ▁Miller ▁( 1 8 ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁– ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 0 ), ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁pale ont ologist ▁and ▁zo ologist ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁professor ▁of ▁zo ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley , ▁and ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Davis . ▁ ▁Lo ye ▁Miller ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁M inden , ▁Louisiana , ▁to ▁parents ▁George ▁and ▁C ora ▁Hol mes ▁Miller ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁R ivers ide , ▁California . ▁▁▁ ▁Miller ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁chem istry ▁( 1 8 9 8 ), ▁an ▁M . A . ▁in ▁zo ology ▁( 1 9 0 4 ) ▁and ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁pale ont ology ▁( 1 9 1 2 ). ▁He ▁taught ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁at ▁O ahu ▁College ▁( now ▁called ▁P un ah ou ▁School ) ▁in ▁Hon ol ulu ▁before ▁ear ning ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁first ▁instruct or ▁of ▁bi ology ▁at ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁State ▁Normal ▁School ▁( which ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁U CLA ), ▁teaching ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁professor , ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁His ▁research ▁included , ▁among ▁others . ▁foss il ▁birds ▁from ▁Ple ist oc ene ▁c aves ▁in ▁California