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      • George Gaylord Simpson (June 16, 1902 – October 6, 1984) was an American paleontologist. Simpson was perhaps the most influential paleontologist of the twentieth century, and a major participant in the modern synthesis, contributing Tempo and Mode in Evolution (1944), The Meaning of Evolution (1949) and The Major Features of Evolution (1953).
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  3. George Gaylord Simpson (June 16, 1902 – October 6, 1984) was an American paleontologist. Simpson was perhaps the most influential paleontologist of the twentieth century, and a major participant in the modern synthesis, contributing Tempo and Mode in Evolution (1944), The Meaning of Evolution (1949) and The Major Features of Evolution (1953).

  4. May 9, 2018 · George Gaylord Simpson (1902-1984), an American paleontologist, moved frequently from New York's American Museum of Natural History, where he was curator, to lecture halls and remote fossil fields. His mastery of the fossil record led to significant advances in theoretical evolution and taxonomy.

  5. George Gaylord Simpson was one of the greatest and most influential paleontologists of all time. He made crucial contributions to evolutionary theory and played a vital role in developing the understanding of intercontinental migrations of extinct mammals.

  6. George Gaylord Simpson (June 16, 1902 – October 6, 1984) was one the most influential paleontologist of the twentieth century and a major figure in the modern evolutionary synthesis, helping to integrate paleontology into this newly emerging synthetic theory.

  7. GEORGE GAYLORD SIMPSON 335 After some time at the University of Colorado (1918— 1922), George grasped at an opportunity to attend Yale Uni-versity. There he studied with Professor Richard Swann Lull, gaining his Ph.D. with the strong support of a superb geology faculty, including such professors as Charles Schuchert and Carl O. Dunbar.

  8. GEORGE GAYLORD SIMPSON. June 16, 1902-October 6, 1984. BY EVERETT C. OLSON 1. G EORGE GAYLORD SIMPSON'S passing in 1984 brought an era in vertebrate paleontology to an end. Along with Edward Drinker Cope, Henry Fairfield Osborn, and Alfred Sherwood Romer, Simpson ranks among the great paleontologists of our time.

  9. Feb 15, 2001 · George Gaylord Simpson: Paleontologist and Evolutionist. Visionary: Simpson was an architect of a new approach to palaeontology. Credit: SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY. Palaeontology offers direct...

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