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Neil Shubin
American paleontologist (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neil Shubin (born December 22, 1960) is an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist and popular science writer. He is the Robert R. Bensley Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, Associate Dean of Organismal Biology and Anatomy and Professor on the Committee of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Chicago along with being the Provost of the Field Museum of Natural History.[3] He is best known for his co-discovery of Tiktaalik roseae with Ted Daeschler and Farish Jenkins.[4]
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Neil Shubin | |
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![]() Shubin after speaking at the University of Tulsa | |
Born | (1960-12-22) December 22, 1960 (age 63) |
Alma mater | Columbia University (A.B.) Harvard University (Ph.D.) |
Known for | Discovery of Tiktaalik roseae |
Awards | Miller Research Fellowship[1] Guggenheim Fellowship[2] National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences 2015 Communication Award with Michael Rosenfeld and David Dugan in Film/Radio/TV for "Your Inner Fish" |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Evolutionary biology |
Institutions | University of Chicago Field Museum of Natural History |
Thesis | The morphogenesis and origin of the skeletal pattern of the tetrapod limb (1987) |
Website | uchicago.edu/neil-h-shubin |
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