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Philip D. Gingerich
American paleontologist · United States · On the map · Born 1946 · age 80
Philip Dean Gingerich is an American paleontologist and educator. He is a professor emeritus of geology, biology, and anthropology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and directed the Museum of Paleontology at the University of Michigan (UMMP) from 1981 to 2010.
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His research focus is on vertebrate paleontology, especially the Paleocene-Eocene transition and early Cenozoic mammals. His primary research focus is on the origin of modern orders of mammals, and he is a leading expert on the evolution of primates and Whales. Gingerich was among the experts who analyzed the skeleton of Darwinius masillae.
