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Martin Pickford

British paleontologist · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Born 1943 · age 83

Martin Pickford is a lecturer in the Chair of Paleoanthropology and Prehistory at the Collège de France and honorary affiliate at the Département Histoire de la Terre in the Muséum national d'Histoire.

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In 2001, Martin Pickford together with Brigitte Senut and their team discovered Orrorin tugenensis, a hominid primate species dated between 5.8 and 6.2 million years ago and a potential ancestor of the genus Australopithecus.

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United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1943 · age 83