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David M. Raup
American paleontologist (1933-2015) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 82
David M. Raup was an American paleontologist at the University of Chicago. Raup studied the fossil record and the diversity of life on Earth. Raup contributed to the knowledge of extinction events along with his colleague Jack Sepkoski.
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They suggested that the extinction of dinosaurs 66 mya was part of a cycle of mass extinctions that may have occurred every 26 million years.
Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 2015 · aged 82
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