R. J. G. Savage
British palaeontologist (1927–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Joseph Gay Savage (2 July 1927 – 9 May 1998) was a British palaeontologist known as Britain's leading expert on fossil mammals.[1][2] He worked at the University of Bristol for nearly 40 years and studied fossils around the world, especially in North and East Africa. He produced the 1986 popular science book Mammal Evolution: An Illustrated Guide and co-edited several technical books in the Fossil Vertebrates of Africa series with fellow palaeontologist Louis Leakey[citation needed].
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Born | Robert Joseph Gay Savage (1927-07-02)2 July 1927 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Died | 9 May 1998(1998-05-09) (aged 70) Bristol, England |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast University College London |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Palaeontology |
Institutions | University of Bristol |
Doctoral advisor | D. M. S. Watson |
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