Paul S. Martin (paleontologist)
Paul Schultz Martin (born August 22, 1928 in Allentown , Pennsylvania, † September 13, 2010 ) was an American paleontologist .
Life
Paul S. Martin studied zoology at Cornell University and the University of Michigan , where he received his doctorate in 1956 . Since 1957 he worked at the University of Arizona , since 1968 as a professor; In 1989 he retired .
He became known for his theory, developed in the 1960s, according to which the Quaternary extinction wave (the global extinction of numerous large animal species that began around 50,000 years ago) was due to the simultaneous worldwide spread of humans who exterminated these animals through hunting. However, this "overkill hypothesis" is still controversial today.
Fonts
- with HE Wright (Ed.): Pleistocene extinctions; the search for a cause. 1967 (therein on p. 75-120 his contribution Prehistoric overkill )
- (Ed.): Quaternary extinctions. A prehistoric revolution. 1984, 2nd edition 1989, ISBN 0-8165-1100-4 .
- Twilight of the mammoths. Ice age extinctions and the rewilding of America. 2005, ISBN 0-520-23141-4 .
literature
- David W. Steadman: Resolution of Respect: Professor Paul Schultz Martin 1928–2010 (obituary), in: esa Bulletin , vol. 92.2011, pp. 33–46
Web links
- Obituary on the University of Arizona website (with picture)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martin, Paul S. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Martin, Paul Schultz (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American paleontologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Allentown , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 2010 |