Kay Behrensmeyer
2000
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Harvard University, Washington University in St. Louis
occupation: paleontologist, curator, university teacher
award received: Paleontological Society Medal, Romer-Simpson Medal, Raymond C. Moore Medal, G. K. Warren Prize
Anna Katherine "Kay" Behrensmeyer is an American taphonomist and paleoecologist. She is a pioneer in the study of the fossil records of terrestrial ecosystems and engages in geological and paleontological field research into the ecological context of human evolution in East Africa. She is Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology in the Department of Paleobiology at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). At the museum, she is co-director of the Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems program and an associate of the Human Origins Program. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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