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.

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