Colin Patterson (paleontologist)
Colin Patterson (* 13. October 1933 in Hammersmith , † 9. March 1998 in London ) was a British vertebrate - paleontologist .
Life
Patterson was a senior paleontologist at the British Museum of Natural History . He dealt in particular with fossil fish and the use of cladistics methods in paleontology.
In 1997 he received the Romer-Simpson Medal of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology . He was a Fellow of the Royal Society (1993).
Dedication names
Phoberomys pattersoni , one of the largest fossil rodents, is named after Colin Patterson .
Fonts
- Evolution , Comstock Publishing 1999
- Editor: Molecules and Morphology in Evolution: conflict or compromise? , Cambridge University Press 1987
literature
- Richard Fortey : Colin Patterson. 13 October 1933--9 March 1998: Elected FRS 1993 . Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, Volume 45, 1999, p. 365. Abstract
- Gareth Nelson: Obituary in Nature, Volume 394, 1998, p. 626
- Peter L. Forey, Brian G. Gardiner, Christopher John Humphries: Colin Patterson - a celebration of his life , Linnean special issue 2, Academic Press 2000
Individual evidence
- ↑ Birth and death dates according to Fortey's obituary in the Biogr. Memoirs Royal Society
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Patterson, Colin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British paleontologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1933 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hammersmith |
DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 1998 |
Place of death | London |