Adolf Seilacher | |
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| Born | 15 March 1925 |
| Died | 26 April 2014 (aged 89) |
| Known for | Ichnofacies, Pneu structures |
| Awards | Gustav-Steinmann-Medaille (1998) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paleontology |
| Doctoral advisor | Otto 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Adolf Seilacher starb am Samstag im Alter von 89 Jahren - Hochschule". Schwäbisches Tagblatt. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ Meischner, D. (1995). "Laudatio: Tribute to Adolf Seilacher". Geologische Rundschau. 84 (3): 435–436. doi:10.1007/bf00284511. S2CID 198144625.
- ^ Briggs, D. E. G. (2005). "Seilacher on the science of form and function". 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. New Haven: Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University. pp. 3–24. ISBN 978-0-912532-72-1. [includes a bibliography of Seilacher up to 2005].
- ^ Seilacher, A. (2007). Trace Fossil Analysis. Springer, 226 pp. ISBN 3-540-47225-8; ISBN 978-3-540-47225-4.
- ^ Form and Function: A Tribute to Adolf Seilacher Archived 2010-07-03 at the Wayback Machine - Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University