David M. Raup
Academic
1933 –
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Who is David M. Raup?
David M. Raup is a University of Chicago paleontologist. Raup studied the fossil record and the diversity of life on Earth. Raup contributed to the knowledge of extinction events along with his colleague Jack Sepkoski. They suggested that the extinction of dinosaurs 66 mya was part of a cycle of mass extinctions that may have occurred every 26 million years.
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- Born
- 1933
Boston - Also known as
- David Raup
- David M Raup
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard University
- University of Chicago
- Lived in
- United States of America
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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