Laurie Godfrey Explained

Laurie Godfrey
Birth Name:Laurie Rohde Godfrey
Birth Date:27 August 1945
Nationality:American
Fields:Anthropology
Paleontology
Workplaces:University of Massachusetts Amherst
Alma Mater:Harvard University
Thesis Title:Structure and Function in Archaeolemur and Hadropithecus (subfossil Malagasy Lemurs): The Postcranial Evidence
Thesis Url:https://books.google.com/books/about/Structure_and_Function_in_Archaeolemur_a.html?id=kUo2AwEACAAJ
Thesis Year:1977
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Known For:Research on the lemurs of Madagascar
Awards:Guggenheim Fellowship (2008)[1]
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Laurie R. Godfrey (born August 27, 1945)[2] is an American paleontologist and physical anthropologist.[3] [4] She is emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[5] Her research has focused on the evolutionary history of the present-day lemur populations of Madagascar.[6] [7] An outspoken critic of creationism and advocate for the teaching of evolution in schools, she has edited three books on the subject: Scientists Confront Creationism (1983), What Darwin Began: Modern Darwinian and Non-Darwinian Perspectives on Evolution (1985), and (with A.J. Petto) Scientists Confront Intelligent Design and Creationism (2007).[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laurie R. Godfrey . . en-US . 2018-12-02.
  2. Web site: Godfrey, Laurie R. . Library of Congress Name Authority File . Library of Congress. 2018-12-02.
  3. News: Nonfiction In Brief. Bayles . Martha . 1983-05-15 . . 2018-12-02 . en . Martha Bayles. The editor, Laurie R. Godfrey, is a physical anthropologist....
  4. News: Divers discover underwater graveyard of extinct giants . Carrington . Daisy . 2015-03-19 . . 2018-12-02.
  5. Team Led by Godfrey Finds Immense Underwater 'Lemur Graveyards' in Caves of Madagascar . . en . 2018-12-02 . Office of News & Media Relations .
  6. Web site: Article: Lemurs in Madagascar—Then . . 2018-12-02.
  7. Web site: Humans settled, set fire to Madagascar's forests 1,000 years ago . Chu . Jennifer . 2016-02-18 . . 2018-12-02.