James Brough (paleontologist)
James Brough (* around 1904; † October 28, 1988 ) was a British paleontologist .
James Brough studied geology at Armstrong College (later the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) with a bachelor's degree. He received his PhD from the University of Manchester and taught at the University of Edinburgh. In 1939 he became a lecturer in zoology in Edinburgh. In 1944 he became professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at University College Cardiff. In 1969 he retired.
He dealt mainly with fossil fish, for example the early evolution of bony fish ( Palaeonisciformes ).
He collected among other things in South Africa ( Karoo super group ), Rhodesia, the Austrian Alps and northern Italy ( Besano ) and on Spitzbergen.
In 1935 he named the cartilaginous fish genus Lissodus of the Hybodontiformes .
His wife Margaret C. Steen also had a PhD in paleontology, studying the early history of amphibians and working on the carbon amphibians of Joggins Fossil Cliffs . They also published together on Permian and Carboniferous tetrapods.
In 1940 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh .
Fonts
- On the Structure and Relationships of the Hybodont Sharks. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, Volume 79 1935, pp. 35-50.
- On Fossil Fishes from the Karoo System and some general considerations on the Bony Fishes of the Triassic period. Proceedings of the Zoological Society, 1931, pp. 235-296.
- The Triassic Fishes of Besano, Lombardy. British Museum (Nat.Hist.), London, 1939
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References and comments
- ↑ Since retired in 1969
- ^ Date of death according to Fellows Royal Society Edinburgh, pdf . The date of birth is recorded there as unknown.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brough, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British paleontologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1904 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 28, 1988 |