Russia–UK Collaboration in Paleontology: Past, Present, and Future
- Authors: Benton M.J.1, Briggs D.E.2, Clack J.A.3, Edwards D.4, Galway-Witham J.5, Stringer C.B.5, Turvey S.T.6
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Affiliations:
- School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol
- Department of Geology and Geophysics
- University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge
- School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
- Department of Earth Sciences
- Institute of Zoology
- Issue: Vol 51, No 6 (2017)
- Pages: 576-599
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0031-0301/article/view/167207
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030117060028
- ID: 167207
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Abstract
There is a long history of collaboration between Russia and the United Kingdom in paleontology. This began, arguably, in 1821, with the seminal work by William Fox-Strangways, who produced a geological map of the area around St Petersburg. Most famously, Roderick Murchison carried out extensive surveying and observations throughout European Russia in 1840 and 1841, and published a major monograph on geology and paleontology of European Russia in 1845. Since then, and continuing today, there have been many fruitful collaborations on Precambrian life, Paleozoic marine organisms, terrestrialization of plants and vertebrates, the Permian–Triassic mass extinction, fossil mammals, human evolution, and conservation paleobiology.
About the authors
M. J. Benton
School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol
Author for correspondence.
Email: glmjb@bristol.ac.uk
United Kingdom, Bristol, BS8 1RJ
D. E. G. Briggs
Department of Geology and Geophysics
Email: glmjb@bristol.ac.uk
United States, New Haven, Connecticut, 06520
J. A. Clack
University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge
Email: glmjb@bristol.ac.uk
United Kingdom, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ
D. Edwards
School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Email: glmjb@bristol.ac.uk
United Kingdom, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT
J. Galway-Witham
Department of Earth Sciences
Email: glmjb@bristol.ac.uk
United Kingdom, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
C. B. Stringer
Department of Earth Sciences
Email: glmjb@bristol.ac.uk
United Kingdom, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
S. T. Turvey
Institute of Zoology
Email: glmjb@bristol.ac.uk
United Kingdom, London, NW1 4RY