Derek E. G. Briggs

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:Simon_Conway_Morris
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:awards Royal_Society_Fellow
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:David_J._Bottjer
gptkbp:contribution Understanding of Cambrian explosion
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:field Paleobiology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Derek E. G. Briggs
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkbp:influences Paleontological studies
gptkbp:investmentFocus gptkb:Journal_of_Paleontology
Geology journal
Paleobiology journal
gptkbp:knownFor Research on fossilized organisms
gptkbp:members gptkb:Geological_Society_of_America
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Paleontological_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:The_Burgess_Shale
The Origin of Animals
Fossils_and_the_Evolution_of_Early_Life
Paleobiology_of_the_Burgess_Shale
gptkbp:occupation Paleontologist
gptkbp:publishes The Fossil Record
gptkbp:researchAreas Biodiversity
Comparative anatomy
Evolutionary biology
Geochemistry
Geophysics
Paleoanthropology
Paleomagnetism
Systematics
Biostratigraphy
Morphology
Phylogenetics
Paleoclimatology
Sedimentology
Ancient ecosystems
Extinction events
Paleobiogeography
Functional morphology
Evolutionary developmental biology
Evolutionary patterns
Cambrian fossils
Paleoecological modeling
Climate change impacts on fossils
Fossil invertebrates
Molecular paleontology
Paleoenvironmental_reconstruction
Fossil_DNA_studies
Fossil_assemblages
Fossil_record_analysis
Fossil_record_gaps
Fossilization_processes
Paleoenvironmental_change
Tectonics_and_paleogeography
gptkbp:researchContribution Paleoecology
Taphonomy
Insights into early multicellular life
Fossil_preservation_techniques
gptkbp:researchFocus Evolution of early life
gptkbp:researchInterest Laboratory analysis
Field studies