John Phillips | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:J_Phillips_Geologist_1866_SLNSW.jpg) Portrait of John Phillips, c. 1866 | |
| Born | 25 December 1800 |
| Died | 24 April 1874 (aged 73) All Souls College, England |
| Known for | publishing the first global geologic time scale based on the correlation of fossils in rock strata. |
| Awards | FRS (1834) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
| Institutions | Ashmolean Museum Yorkshire Museum |
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.
- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.