, ▁the ▁La ▁B rea ▁Tar ▁P its , ▁and ▁the ▁Green ▁River ▁Form ation ▁in ▁Oregon . ▁With ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁Reg ents , ▁he ▁and ▁John ▁C . ▁Mer ri am ▁exc av ated ▁La ▁B rea ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 – 1 9 1 3 . ▁Miller ▁was ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Science , ▁American ▁Or n ith ological ▁Union , ▁and ▁California ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Ver te br ate ▁Pale ont ology . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁LL . D . ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁Kn own ▁as ▁" P adre " ▁to ▁friends ▁and ▁colle agues , ▁He ▁super vised ▁two ▁Ph . D . ▁students , ▁two ▁master ' s ▁students , ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁dis sert ation ▁committee ▁of ▁pale ont ologist ▁H ilde gar de ▁Howard . ▁ ▁Miller ▁died ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁in ▁Davis , ▁California . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Hol mes ▁Od ell , ▁three ▁grand children ▁and ▁seven ▁great ▁grand children . ▁His ▁elder ▁son ▁Ald en ▁Hol mes ▁Miller , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁zo ology ▁at ▁U C ▁Ber keley , ▁and