Alfred Sherwood Romer
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Alfred Sherwood Romer was an influential American paleontologist and comparative anatomist renowned for his work on vertebrate evolution and the transition of life from water to land.
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| Alfred Sherwood Romer canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ comparative anatomist ⓘ human ⓘ paleontologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in zoology ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Amherst College
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Columbia University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Osteology of the Reptiles
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The Vertebrate Body NERFINISHED ⓘ Vertebrate Paleontology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1894-12-28 ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
classification of vertebrate fossils
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synthesis of anatomical and paleontological data in vertebrate evolution ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1973-11-05 ⓘ |
| employer |
Harvard University
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University of Chicago ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Romer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comparative anatomy
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paleontology ⓘ vertebrate evolution ⓘ |
| givenName | Alfred ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern understanding of tetrapod evolution
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vertebrate paleontology as a discipline ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Romer’s Gap concept in the early Carboniferous fossil record
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research on vertebrate evolution ⓘ studies of the transition of life from water to land ⓘ work on early tetrapods ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
National Academy of Sciences
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surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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| name | Alfred Sherwood Romer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Osteology of the Reptiles
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The Vertebrate Body NERFINISHED ⓘ Vertebrate Paleontology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | White Plains, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University
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professor of biology at Harvard University ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Carboniferous vertebrates
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early amphibians ⓘ reptile evolution ⓘ tetrapod origins ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Harvard University
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University of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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