J. John Sepkoski Jr.

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Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeologist
gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:birthDate 1948
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Presque_Isle,_Maine,_United_States
gptkbp:children David Sepkoski
gptkbp:contributedTo understanding of the Big Five mass extinctions
gptkbp:deathDate 1999
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:David_M._Raup
gptkbp:employer gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:University_of_Rochester
gptkbp:field paleontology
paleobiology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label J. John Sepkoski Jr.
gptkbp:influenced paleobiology
biodiversity studies
gptkbp:knownFor work on mass extinctions
Sepkoski's compendium of fossil marine animal genera
paleobiology database
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork A compendium of fossil marine animal genera
Patterns and timing of extinctions
gptkbp:spouse Christine Janis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paleobiology
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7