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December 22, 1960 (1960-12-22) (age 48) |
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Field Museum of Natural History |
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Discovery of Tiktaalik roseae |
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[1]. He is well known for his discovery of Tiktaalik roseae.
Publications[]
- Your Inner Fish: A Journey Into the 3.5 Billion-Year History of the Human Body New York: Pantheon Books, 2008. ISBN 978-0375424472
References[]
- ^ "Neil Shubin Home Page". The University of Chicago. http://pondside.uchicago.edu/oba/faculty/shubin_n.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
External links[]
- online reading group discussion of Neil Shubin's "Your Inner Fish"
- Video (and audio) of interview/discussion about "Wet Paleontology" with Neil Shubin and Carl Zimmer on Bloggingheads.tv
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- Neil Shubin on The Colbert Report. Jan 14, 2008