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Elwyn L. Simons
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| Born | Elwyn LaVerne Simons July 14, 1930 Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | March 6, 2016 (aged 85) |
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| Doctoral advisor | Glenn Jepsen |
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| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Simons |
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]
His paleontology field work included sites in Egypt, Madagascar, and the U.S. state of Wyoming. [3]
- ^ DukeToday.edu: "Fossil Expert and Primate Conservationist Elwyn Simons Dies at 85", by Robin A. Smith, 9 March 9, 2016.
- ^ New York Times.com: "Elwyn L. Simons, Who Discovered Early Human Forebears, Dies at 85", 16 March 2016, by Margalit Fox . accessed 27 April 2017.
- ^ Oakley 2007, p. 4.
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