Richard Fortey

Professor Richard A. Fortey FRS (born 1946 in London) is a British paleontologist and writer, currently a Merit Researcher at the Natural History Museum in London. Since 1997, he has been a member of the Royal Society.

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FRS - 1946 - London - Paleontologist - Natural History Museum - Royal Society

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Dr. Fortey?s research interests include, above all, trilobites. According to him, he found his first one when he was 14, and the interest later turned into a career. He has named numerous trilobite species.

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Fortey studies trilobites and graptolites, especially those from the Ordovician, and their systematics, evolution and modes of life. He is also involved in research on Ordovician palaeogeography and correlation; arthropod evolution, especially the origin of major groups; and the relationships between divergence times as revealed by molecular evidence and the fossil record.

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Graptolite - Ordovician - Evolution - Palaeogeography - Arthropod - Fossil

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He has won the Lewis Thomas Prize for science writing. In 1993, Fortey's The Hidden Landscape was awarded the Natural World Book of the Year. He appeared on BBC2's "University Challenge - The Professionals" in 2004, forming the Palaeontological Association team alongside Dr. Norm Macleod, Dr. Tim Palmer and Dr. Liam Herringshaw.

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Lewis Thomas Prize - Natural World Book of the Year - University Challenge - Liam Herringshaw

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