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Jack A. Wolfe

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Jack Albert Wolfe
BornJuly 10, 1936
Portland, Oregon
DiedAugust 12, 2005
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Known forCLAMP Fossil leaf analysis
AwardsPaleontological Society Medal (2000)
Scientific career
FieldsPaleobotany

Jack Albert Wolfe (1936–2005) was a United States Geological Survey paleobotanist and paleoclimatologist best known for his studies of Tertiary climate in western North America through analysis of fossil angiosperm leaves.[1][2]

Tilia johnsoni an extinct linden described by Wolfe and Wehr in 1987

References

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  1. ^ Spicer, Bob; Leopold, Estella (2006). "Jack A. Wolfe, 1936-2005. Paleobotanist". Plant Science Bulletin. 52 (2): 50–.
  2. ^ Herman, Alexie B.; Spicer, Robert E. (July 2006). "Jack A. Wolfe (1936–2005)". Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation. 14 (4): 461–462. Bibcode:2006SGC....14..461H. doi:10.1134/S0869593806040095. S2CID 129122933.