Adolf Seilacher

Adolf Seilacher
Born(1925-03-15)15 March 1925
Died26 April 2014(2014-04-26) (aged 89)
Known forIchnofacies,
Pneu structures
AwardsGustav-Steinmann-Medaille (1998)
Scientific career
FieldsPaleontology
Doctoral advisorOtto Heinrich Schindewolf

Adolf "Dolf" Seilacher (24 February 1925 – 26 April 2014) was a German palaeontologist who worked in evolutionary and ecological palaeobiology for over 60 years.[1] He is best known for his contributions to the study of trace fossils; constructional morphology and structuralism; biostratinomy, Lagerstätten and the Ediacaran biota.[2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ Briggs, Derek E. G. (2014). "Adolf Seilacher (1925–2014) Palaeontologist who pioneered analysis of trace fossils". Nature. 509 (7501): 428. doi:10.1038/509428a. PMID 24848054.
  2. ^ "Adolf Seilacher starb am Samstag im Alter von 89 Jahren - Hochschule". Schwäbisches Tagblatt. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  3. ^ Meischner, D. (1995). "Laudatio: Tribute to Adolf Seilacher". Geologische Rundschau. 84 (3): 435–436. doi:10.1007/bf00284511. S2CID 198144625.
  4. ^ Briggs, D. E. G. (2005). Seilacher on the science of form and function. In Evolving form and function: fossils and development. Proceedings of a symposium honoring Adolf Seilacher for his contributions to paleontology, in celebration of his 80th birthday, pp. 3–24 [includes a bibliography of Seilacher up to 2005].
  5. ^ Seilacher, A. (2007). Trace Fossil Analysis. Springer, 226 pp. ISBN 3-540-47225-8; ISBN 978-3-540-47225-4.
  6. ^ Form and Function: A Tribute to Adolf Seilacher Archived 2010-07-03 at the Wayback Machine - Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University

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