Donald R. Prothero

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Donald R. Prothero

Donald Ross Prothero (born February 21, 1954 in Glendale , California ) is an American paleontologist . His main research interests are vertebrate paleontology, paleomammalogy and magnetostratigraphy .

Life

In 1976 Prothero received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Riverside . In 1978 he graduated from Columbia University with a Master of Arts degree. In 1979 he graduated with a Master of Philosophy and in 1982 he became a Ph.D. PhD from Columbia University.

In 1978 Prothero was a teaching assistant at Columbia University. From 1982 to 1985 he was an assistant professor of geology at Knox College in Knox County , Illinois . From 1985 to 1991 he was an assistant professor at Occidental College . From 1991 to 2001 he was an associate professor and since 2001 he has been professor of geology at Occidental College. Since 1986 he has been a research assistant and since 2003 lecturer in geobiology at the California Institute of Technology .

Prothero's work focuses on the climatic and faunal changes during the late Eocene and Oligocene , in particular using land mammal records, the magnetostratigraphic correlation of Tertiary rocks, and the evolution of rhinos , camels , Equidae , Orodontidae , musk deer , Palaeomerycidae and Protoceratidae .

Awards

In 1991 Prothero was awarded the Charles Schuchert Award from the Paleontological Society .

Fonts (selection)

  • 1981: New Jurassic Mammals from Como Bluff, Wyoming, and the Interrelationships of Non-Tribosphenic Theria
  • 1990: Interpreting the Stratigraphic Record
  • 1994: The Eocene-Oligocene Transition: Paradise Lost (with RM Schoch)
  • 1994: Major Features of Vertebrate Evolution (with F. Schwab)
  • 1996: Sedimentary Geology: An Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks and Stratigraphy (3rd edition 2013)
  • 1998: Bringing Fossils to Life: An Introduction to Paleobiology (3rd edition 2013)
  • 2001: Earth: Portrait of a Planet (with RM Schoch)
  • 2002: Horns, Tusks, and Flippers: The Evolution of Hoofed Mammals
  • 2005: The Evolution of North American Rhinoceroses
  • 2006: After the Dinosaurs: The Age of Mammals
  • 2007: Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters
  • 2009: Greenhouse of the Dinosaurs: Evolution, Extinction, and the Future of Our Planet
  • 2011: Catastrophes! Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Tornadoes, and Other Earth-Shattering Disasters
  • 2013: Rhinoceros Giants: The Paleobiology of Indricotheres (with D. Loxton)
  • 2013: Abominable Science !: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids
  • 2013: Reality Check: How Science Deniers Threaten Our Future
  • 2019: The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries: Amazing Fossils and the People Who Found Them
  • 2020: Fantastic Fossils

literature

  • Donald R. Prothero. In: The Writers Directory , St. James Press, 2016. Biography in Context Online. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  • Donald Ross Prothero. In: American Men & Women of Science: A Biographical Directory of Today's Leaders in Physical, Biological, and Related Sciences, Gale, 2008. Biography in Context Online. Retrieved January 3, 2017.

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personal data
SURNAME Prothero, Donald R.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Prothero, Donald Ross (full name); Prothero, Donald
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American paleontologist
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Glendale , California