John Phillips (geologist)

John Phillips FRS (25 December 1800 – 24 April 1874) was an English geologist.^[1] In 1841 he published the first global geologic time scale based on the correlation of fossils in rock strata, thereby helping to standardize terminology including the term Mesozoic, which he invented.

^ "Phillips, John (1800-1874)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

[1] "Phillips, John (1800-1874)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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