Derek E. G. Briggs

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Derek E. G. Briggs is a prominent paleontologist known for his research on exceptional fossil preservation and the evolution of early animals.

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instanceOf academic
paleontologist
scientist
academicAdvisor Harry Whittington NERFINISHED
awardReceived Charles Schuchert Award NERFINISHED
Lapworth Medal NERFINISHED
Lyell Medal NERFINISHED
Paleontological Society Medal NERFINISHED
citizenship Ireland NERFINISHED
countryOfWork Ireland NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
discipline invertebrate paleontology
educatedAt University College Dublin NERFINISHED
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
employer Yale University
fieldOfWork evolution of early animals
exceptional fossil preservation
paleontology
taphonomy
hasAcademicRank professor
hasGender male
knownFor research on exceptional fossil preservation
research on the evolution of early animals
studies of Burgess Shale-type faunas
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Royal Irish Academy NERFINISHED
US National Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED
notableStudent paleontology graduate students at Yale University
notableWork research on Burgess Shale fossils
studies of soft-bodied fossil preservation
occupation paleontologist
university professor
positionHeld G. Evelyn Hutchinson Professor of Geology and Geophysics at Yale University NERFINISHED
director of the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
researchInterest Burgess Shale-type Lagerstätten NERFINISHED
Cambrian explosion NERFINISHED
fossilization processes
workInstitution Yale University NERFINISHED

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