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Jennifer Clack
English paleontologist (1947-2020) · United Kingdom · On the map · Died at 72
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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2020Died26 March 2020Romer-Simpson MedalAward2018Lapworth MedalAward2009Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward2008Daniel Giraud Elliot MedalAward1947Born3 November 1947
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About this person
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.
Country
United Kingdom
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1947 to 2020 · aged 72
