Anthony Hallam
| Anthony "Tony" Hallam | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 December 1933 Leicester, United Kingdom |
| Residence |
 United Kingdom
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| Nationality |
British
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| Fields | Palaeontology and Stratigraphy |
| Institutions | University of Birmingham, Birmingham |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | William Joscelyn Arkell |
| Known for | Geology of the Jurassic |
| Notable awards | 1990 Lyell Medal of the Geological Society of London; Lapworth Medal of the Palaeontological Association; Leopold von Buch Medal, German Geological Society |
Professor Anthony Hallam (born 23 December 1933), aka Tony Hallam, is a British geologist, palaeontologist and writer. His research interests concentrate on the Jurassic Period, with particular reference to stratigraphy, sea level changes and palaeontology. He is also interested in mass extinctions, especially the end Triassic event.
Born in Leicester and having attended local schools, Hallam won an exhibition to St John's College, Cambridge, graduating with a double first class degree in geology 1955. He remained at Cambridge University as researcher under the supervision of the late William Joscelyn Arkell, widely regarded as the expert on the Jurassic Period at that time. His thesis involved the study of the alternating limestone – shale rhythms of the Lower Jurassic of Southern England. He also published work on the evolution of Gryphaea, an extinct species of oyster. He was awarded a Ph.D. in 1959.
Following a period as lecturer at the University of Edinburgh (1958–67), Hallam moved to the University of Oxford as lecturer in geology. He was also a Fellow of New College, Oxford. It was during this time that he continued his research into the controversial evolution of Gryphaea, publishing several papers with the late Stephen Jay Gould.
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