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A. Morley Davies
A. Morley Davies was a British palaeontologist and author or co-author of a number of books on the subject.
A. Morley Davies was a British palaeontologist and author or co-author of a number of books on the subject.
Alan J. Charig
Alan Jack Charig was an English palaeontologist and writer who popularised his subject on television and in books at the start of the wave of interest in dinosaurs in the 1970s.
Alan Jack Charig was an English palaeontologist and writer who popularised his subject on television and in books at the start of the wave of interest in dinosaurs in the 1970s.
Alick Walker
Alick Donald Walker (26 October 1925 – 4 December 1999) was a British palaeontologist, after whom the Alwalkeria genus of dinosaur is named.
Alick Donald Walker (26 October 1925 – 4 December 1999) was a British palaeontologist, after whom the Alwalkeria genus of dinosaur is named.
Anthony Hallam
Professor Anthony Hallam (born December 26, 1933), aka Tony Hallam, is a British geologist, palaeontologist and writer.
Professor Anthony Hallam (born December 26, 1933), aka Tony Hallam, is a British geologist, palaeontologist and writer.
Arthur Smith Woodward
Sir Arthur Smith Woodward was an English palaeontologist.
Sir Arthur Smith Woodward was an English palaeontologist.
Beverly Halstead
Lambert Beverly Halstead was a British paleontologist and popularizer of science.
Lambert Beverly Halstead was a British paleontologist and popularizer of science.
C. Phil Palmer
C. Philip Palmer is a palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum in London.
C. Philip Palmer is a palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum in London.
Charles William Andrews
Charles William Andrews (Hampstead, Middlesex 30 October 1866 — 25 May 1924) F.R.S., was a British palaeontologist whose career as a vertebrate paleontologist, both as a curator and in the field...
Charles William Andrews (Hampstead, Middlesex 30 October 1866 — 25 May 1924) F.R.S., was a British palaeontologist whose career as a vertebrate paleontologist, both as a curator and in the field...
Clive Forster Cooper
Sir Clive Forster Cooper, FRS (3 April 1880 - 23 August 1947) was an English paleontologist.
Sir Clive Forster Cooper, FRS (3 April 1880 - 23 August 1947) was an English paleontologist.
Colin Patterson (biologist)
Colin Patterson (1933-1998), was a paleontologist at the British Museum who specialised in fossil fish and systematics, advocating the transformed cladistics school.
Colin Patterson (1933-1998), was a paleontologist at the British Museum who specialised in fossil fish and systematics, advocating the transformed cladistics school.
Conrad Hal Waddington
Conrad Hal Waddington FRS FRSE was a developmental biologist, paleontologist, geneticist, embryologist and philosopher who laid the foundations for systems biology.
Conrad Hal Waddington FRS FRSE was a developmental biologist, paleontologist, geneticist, embryologist and philosopher who laid the foundations for systems biology.
Cyril Walker (palaeontologist)
Cyril Alexander Walker was a British palaeontologist, curator of fossil birds in the Natural History Museum.
Cyril Alexander Walker was a British palaeontologist, curator of fossil birds in the Natural History Museum.
Darren Naish
Darren Naish is a vertebrate palaeontologist and science writer.
Darren Naish is a vertebrate palaeontologist and science writer.
David Ward (palaeontologist)
David J. Ward (born 10 October 1948 in London) is a British palaeontologist.
David J. Ward (born 10 October 1948 in London) is a British palaeontologist.
Dianne Edwards
Dianne Edwards CBE ScD FRSE FLSW FRS is a palaeobotanist, who studies the colonisation of land by plants, and early land plant interactions.
Dianne Edwards CBE ScD FRSE FLSW FRS is a palaeobotanist, who studies the colonisation of land by plants, and early land plant interactions.
Dorothea Bate
Dorothea Minola Alice Bate FGS (8 November 1878 – 13 January 1951), also known as Dorothy Bate, was a British palaeontologist, a pioneer of archaeozoology.
Dorothea Minola Alice Bate FGS (8 November 1878 – 13 January 1951), also known as Dorothy Bate, was a British palaeontologist, a pioneer of archaeozoology.
Euan Clarkson
Euan N.K. Clarkson FRSE is a British palaeontologist and writer.
Euan N.K. Clarkson FRSE is a British palaeontologist and writer.
Francis Arthur Bather
Francis Arthur Bather FRS was a British palaeontologist, geologist and malacologist.
Francis Arthur Bather FRS was a British palaeontologist, geologist and malacologist.
George Busk
George Busk RN FRS (12 August 1807 – 10 August 1886) was a British Naval surgeon, zoologist and palaeontologist.
George Busk RN FRS (12 August 1807 – 10 August 1886) was a British Naval surgeon, zoologist and palaeontologist.
Gillian King
Gillian King has worked in teaching and research in paleontology, as Assistant Curator at the Zoological Collections at Oxford University Museum, and a Fellow and Tutor as St Hilda's College, Oxford.
Gillian King has worked in teaching and research in paleontology, as Assistant Curator at the Zoological Collections at Oxford University Museum, and a Fellow and Tutor as St Hilda's College, Oxford.
Graham Budd
Graham Edward Budd (born September 7, 1968, Colchester) is a British palaeontologist, Professor of paleobiology at Uppsala University.
Graham Edward Budd (born September 7, 1968, Colchester) is a British palaeontologist, Professor of paleobiology at Uppsala University.
Harry B. Whittington
Harry Blackmore Whittington FRS (March 24, 1916 – June 20, 2010) was a British paleontologist based at the Department of Earth Sciences, Cambridge, and was affiliated to Sidney Sussex College.
Harry Blackmore Whittington FRS (March 24, 1916 – June 20, 2010) was a British paleontologist based at the Department of Earth Sciences, Cambridge, and was affiliated to Sidney Sussex College.
Harry Seeley
Harry Govier Seeley (18 February 1839 - 8 January 1909) was a British paleontologist.
Harry Govier Seeley (18 February 1839 - 8 January 1909) was a British paleontologist.
Ivan Sansom
Ivan Sansom (born Prestatyn) is a British palaeontologist, Senior Lecturer in Palaeobiology at the University of Birmingham.
Ivan Sansom (born Prestatyn) is a British palaeontologist, Senior Lecturer in Palaeobiology at the University of Birmingham.
James Scott Bowerbank
James Scott Bowerbank FRS (July 14, 1797 – March 8, 1877) was a British naturalist and palaeontologist.
James Scott Bowerbank FRS (July 14, 1797 – March 8, 1877) was a British naturalist and palaeontologist.
Joseph Frederick Whiteaves
Joseph Frederick Whiteaves (December 26, 1835 – August 8, 1909), was a British palaeontologist.
Joseph Frederick Whiteaves (December 26, 1835 – August 8, 1909), was a British palaeontologist.
M. Paul Smith
M. Paul Smith is a British palaeontologist, Professor of Palaeobiology at the University of Birmingham.
M. Paul Smith is a British palaeontologist, Professor of Palaeobiology at the University of Birmingham.
Mark Purnell
Dr Mark Andrew Purnell is a British palaeontologist, Reader of Geology at the University of Leicester.
Dr Mark Andrew Purnell is a British palaeontologist, Reader of Geology at the University of Leicester.
Martin Brasier
Martin David Brasier FLS is an English paleontologist made known from his study of microfossils, the Origin of Life, and Precambrian fossils such as the Ediacara biota.
Martin David Brasier FLS is an English paleontologist made known from his study of microfossils, the Origin of Life, and Precambrian fossils such as the Ediacara biota.
Martin I. Simpson
Martin I. Simpson is a British palaeontologist, not to be confused with Martin Simpson (1800–1892), a geologist best known for his work in the Whitby area.
Martin I. Simpson is a British palaeontologist, not to be confused with Martin Simpson (1800–1892), a geologist best known for his work in the Whitby area.
Michael Boulter
Michael Charles Boulter (born 1942) is a professor for paleobiology at the Natural History Museum and the University of East London.
Michael Charles Boulter (born 1942) is a professor for paleobiology at the Natural History Museum and the University of East London.
Mike Taylor (paleontologist)
Mike Taylor is a British computer programmer and amateur paleontologist.
Mike Taylor is a British computer programmer and amateur paleontologist.
Neale Monks
Neale Monks (born 1971) is a former palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum in London, where he worked primarily on heteromorph ammonites.
Neale Monks (born 1971) is a former palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum in London, where he worked primarily on heteromorph ammonites.
Palaeontological Association
The Palaeontological Association is a charitable organisation based in the UK founded in 1957 for the promotion of the study of palaeontology.
The Palaeontological Association is a charitable organisation based in the UK founded in 1957 for the promotion of the study of palaeontology.
Peter Galton
Peter M. Galton is a British vertebrate paleontologist working in America, who has to date written or co-written about a hundred papers in scientific journals or chapters in paleontology textboo...
Peter M. Galton is a British vertebrate paleontologist working in America, who has to date written or co-written about a hundred papers in scientific journals or chapters in paleontology textboo...
Philip Donoghue
Philip Conrad Donoghue is a British palaeontologist, Reader in Geology at the University of Bristol.
Philip Conrad Donoghue is a British palaeontologist, Reader in Geology at the University of Bristol.
Proby Cautley
Sir Proby Thomas Cautley KCB, English engineer and palaeontologist, born in Suffolk, is best known for conceiving and supervising the construction of the Ganges canal in India.
Sir Proby Thomas Cautley KCB, English engineer and palaeontologist, born in Suffolk, is best known for conceiving and supervising the construction of the Ganges canal in India.
Richard Aldridge
Richard Aldridge is a British palaeontologist, Bennett Professor of geology at the University of Leicester.
Richard Aldridge is a British palaeontologist, Bennett Professor of geology at the University of Leicester.
Richard Fortey
Richard A. Fortey FRS (born 1946 in London) is a British palaeontologist and writer.
Richard A. Fortey FRS (born 1946 in London) is a British palaeontologist and writer.
Robert Etheridge, Junior
Robert Etheridge (23 May 1847 – 4 January 1920) was a British palaeontologist who made important contributions to the Australian Museum.
Robert Etheridge (23 May 1847 – 4 January 1920) was a British palaeontologist who made important contributions to the Australian Museum.
Robert Masterman Stainforth
R. M. Stainforth (known usually as Charles) (October 5, 1915 – September 30, 2002) was a micropaleontologist and stratigrapher best known for his innovative work on the application of plan...
R. M. Stainforth (known usually as Charles) (October 5, 1915 – September 30, 2002) was a micropaleontologist and stratigrapher best known for his innovative work on the application of plan...
Ronald Pearson Tripp
Ronald Pearson Tripp (1914–2001) was a British paleontologist specializing in trilobites.
Ronald Pearson Tripp (1914–2001) was a British paleontologist specializing in trilobites.
Sam W. Heads
Sam W. Heads (born April 22, 1983 in Northumberland, UK) is a British entomologist and insect palaeontologist, a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, a Fellow of the Linnean Society of Lon...
Sam W. Heads (born April 22, 1983 in Northumberland, UK) is a British entomologist and insect palaeontologist, a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, a Fellow of the Linnean Society of Lon...
Sidney H. Haughton
Sidney Henry Haughton,, was an English-born South African paleontologist and geologist best-known for his description of the sauropodomorph dinosaur Melanorosaurus in 1924, and his work on t...
Sidney Henry Haughton,, was an English-born South African paleontologist and geologist best-known for his description of the sauropodomorph dinosaur Melanorosaurus in 1924, and his work on t...
Simon Conway Morris
Simon Conway Morris FRS is an English paleontologist who is best known for his detailed and careful study of the Burgess Shale fossils.
Simon Conway Morris FRS is an English paleontologist who is best known for his detailed and careful study of the Burgess Shale fossils.
Susan E. Evans
Susan E. Evans is British paleontologist and herpetologist.
Susan E. Evans is British paleontologist and herpetologist.
Tom Harris (botanist)
Professor Tom Harris was a distinguished paleobotanist and keen gardener.
Professor Tom Harris was a distinguished paleobotanist and keen gardener.
William Beard (bone collector)
William Beard was a British bone collector.
William Beard was a British bone collector.
William Gilbert Chaloner
Professor William Gilbert Chaloner FRS (born 22 Nov 1928) is a distinguished British paleobotanist.
Professor William Gilbert Chaloner FRS (born 22 Nov 1928) is a distinguished British paleobotanist.