Peter J. Wagner
| Peter J. Wagner | |
|---|---|
| Born |
27 September 1964 United States |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields |
Paleontology Paleobiology |
| Institutions | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History |
| Alma mater |
BS University of Michigan MS Michigan State University PhD University of Chicago |
| Notable awards | Charles Schuchert Award (2004) |
Peter J. Wagner (born 27 September 1964) is a paleontologist and curator at the Smithsonian Institution. He received his Ph.D. in Geophysical Sciences from The University of Chicago in 1995, conducted postdoctoral research at the Smithsonian Institution, and served as a curator at the Field Museum of Natural History from 1996 through 2007. He was given the Charles Schuchert Award of the Paleontological Society in 2004. His research focuses on macroevolution and paleoecology, especially as regards the systematics, evolutionary dynamics, morphology, and distribution of Paleozoic Molluscs. He has published extensively in such journals as Paleobiology, Systematic Biology, and Science and is a contributor to the Paleobiology Database.
Bibliography
- Wagner P. J. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships of the earliest anisostrophically coiled gastropods. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology, 88: 152 pp.
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