Nationality American Doctoral advisor Glenn Jepsen | Name Elwyn Simons | |
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Fields PaleontologyPrimate conservation Institutions Princeton UniversityUniversity of OxfordUniversity of PennsylvaniaYale UniversityDuke University Alma mater Rice UniversityPrinceton UniversityUniversity College, Oxford Notable students Erik SeiffertRichard KayPhilip D. GingerichD. Tab RasmussenDaniel Gebo Books The Paleocene Pantodonta, Primate Evolution: An Introduction to Man's Place in Nature | ||
Elwyn LaVerne Simons (July 14, 1930 – March 6, 2016) was an American paleontologist, paleozoologist, and a wildlife conservationist for primates. He was known as the father of modern primate paleontology for his discovery of some of humankind’s earliest antecedents.
His paleontology field work included sites in Egypt, Madagascar, and the U.S. state of Wyoming.
Works
He authored more than 300 scholarly books and research articles, often acting as the sole author or coauthoring with his students and colleagues.
During his career, he was an advisor to many doctoral students, including Philip D. Gingerich, D. Tab Rasmussen, Erik Seiffert, Richard Kay, David Pilbeam, Ian Tattersall, and Daniel Gebo.
References
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