Andrew Smith (palaeontologist)

Andrew Smith
FRS FRSE
Senior Research Scientist, Natural History Museum
Incumbent
Assumed office
1991
Personal details
Born
Andrew Benjamin Smith

(1954-02-06) 6 February 1954 (age 70)
Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland
OccupationPalaeontologist

Andrew Benjamin Smith (born 6 February 1954 in Dunoon, Argyll, Scotland) is a British palaeontologist, known for his research on the palaeontology of echinoderms.[1][2] His cladistic classification of the phylum Echinodermata has become standard.[3]

  1. ^ Gale, Andrew (2015). "The research contribution of Dr Andrew B. Smith, BSc, PhD, DSc, FRSE, FRS". In Zamaro, S.; Rábano, I. (eds.). Progress in Echinoderm Palaeobiology. Cuadernos del Museo Geominero, Numero 19. Madrid: Instituto Geológico y Minero de España. pp. 13–16.
  2. ^ "Dr Andrew Smith FRS". The Royal Society; elected 2002{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. ^ "Lyell Medal: Andrew Benjamin Smith". The Palaeontological Newsletter. 50: 17–18. 2002.