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Jennifer Clack

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English paleontologist (1947-2020)

United KingdomLived 1947 to 2020 · aged 72
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Jennifer Alice Clack, was an English palaeontologist and evolutionary biologist. She specialised in the early evolution of tetrapods, specifically studying the "fish to tetrapod" transition: the origin, evolutionary development and radiation of early tetrapods and their relatives among the lobe-finned fishes.

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Awards 5

2020Romer-Simpson Medal
2018Lapworth Medal
2009Fellow of the Royal Society
2008Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Harry B. WhittingtonAlso won Lapworth MedalRobert L. CarrollAlso won Romer-Simpson MedalGeerat J. VermeijAlso won Daniel Giraud Elliot MedalRobert Cushman MurphyAlso won Daniel Giraud Elliot MedalAdolf SeilacherAlso won Lapworth MedalWann LangstonAlso won Romer-Simpson Medal

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Jennifer Alice Clack, was an English palaeontologist and evolutionary biologist. She specialised in the early evolution of tetrapods, specifically studying the "fish to tetrapod" transition: the origin, evolutionary development and radiation of early tetrapods and their relatives among the lobe-finned fishes. She is best known for her book Gaining Ground: the Origin and Early Evolution of Tetrapods, published in 2002 and written with the layperson in mind.

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United Kingdom
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deceased
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Lived 1947 to 2020 · aged 72
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16 languages

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