Peter Barrett (geologist)

Peter Barrett
NZAM
Peter Barrett NZAM
	Barrett in 2019
Born	Peter John Barrett; 11 August 1940 (age 83); Hamilton, New Zealand
Alma mater	Ohio State University
Known for	Discovery of the first tetrapod fossils (Antarctica, 1967)
Spouse	Maxine Frances Stone (m. 1977)
Children	6
	Scientific career
Institutions	Victoria University of Wellington
Theses	The Te Kuiti group in the Waitomo-Te Anga area : a study of structures, sedimentation and paleogeography of calcareous sediments (1962); The post-glacial Permian and Triassic Beacon rocks in the Beardmore Glacier area, central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica (1968);
Doctoral students	Rob McKay
Other notable students	Nancy Bertler

Peter John Barrett NZAM (born 11 August 1940) is a New Zealand geologist who came to prominence after discovering the first tetrapod fossils in Antarctica in 1967.^[1]

^ "Peter Barrett and Antarctica". nzhistory.net.nz. 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011. New Zealander Peter Barrett discovered the first tetrapod remains in Antarctica in 1967. Subsequent research that identified the remains provided the first evidence that land vertebrates had roamed Antarctica when its climate was warm, and lent support to the then controversial theories of continental drift and Gondwanaland. But Barrett's contribution to Antarctic science goes beyond his 'serendipitous discovery' as a doctoral student. He has also been acknowledged as the 'supremo' of the geological drilling community in the Antarctic for his work in this area from the 1970s onwards.

[1] "Peter Barrett and Antarctica". nzhistory.net.nz. 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011. New Zealander Peter Barrett discovered the first tetrapod remains in Antarctica in 1967. Subsequent research that identified the remains provided the first evidence that land vertebrates had roamed Antarctica when its climate was warm, and lent support to the then controversial theories of continental drift and Gondwanaland. But Barrett's contribution to Antarctic science goes beyond his 'serendipitous discovery' as a doctoral student. He has also been acknowledged as the 'supremo' of the geological drilling community in the Antarctic for his work in this area from the 1970s onwards.

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Peter Barrett NZAM
Barrett in 2019
Born	Peter John Barrett (1940-08-11) 11 August 1940 (age 83) Hamilton, New Zealand
Alma mater	Ohio State University
Known for	Discovery of the first tetrapod fossils (Antarctica, 1967)
Spouse	Maxine Frances Stone (m. 1977)
Children	6
Scientific career
Institutions	Victoria University of Wellington
Theses	The Te Kuiti group in the Waitomo-Te Anga area : a study of structures, sedimentation and paleogeography of calcareous sediments (1962) The post-glacial Permian and Triassic Beacon rocks in the Beardmore Glacier area, central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica (1968)
Doctoral students	Rob McKay
Other notable students	Nancy Bertler