Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
David M. Raup
Born: April 24, 1933
Died: July 9, 2015 (aged 82)
Bio: David M. Raup was a University of Chicago paleontologist. Raup studied the fossil record and the diversity of life on Earth. Raup contributed to the knowledge of extinction events along with his colleague Jack Sepkoski.
Known for:
- Extinction: Bad Genes Or Bad Luck? (1991)
- Principles of paleontology (1971)
- The Nemesis Affair (1986)
- De l'extinction des espèces