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Elwyn L. Simons

American paleontologist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Elwyn LaVerne Simons (July 14, 1930 – March 6, 2016) was an American paleontologist, paleozoologist, and a wildlife conservationist for primates.[1] He was known as the father of modern primate paleontology for his discovery of some of humankind's earliest antecedents.[2]

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His paleontology field work included sites in Egypt, Madagascar, and the U.S. state of Wyoming. [3]

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He authored more than 300 scholarly books and research articles, often acting as the sole author or coauthoring with his students and colleagues.[4] He was a member of both the National Academy of Sciences (US)[5] and the American Philosophical Society.[6]

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