Doris Mary Kermack | |
|---|---|
| Born | Doris Mary Carr 1923 |
| Died | 2003 (aged 79-80) |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Occupation | paleontologist |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Vertebrate paleontology |
| Institutions | Imperial College London |
Doris Mary Kermack FLS (née Carr; 1923 – 2003) was a British paleontologist and marine zoologist at Imperial College London. She completed her PhD thesis The Anatomy and Physiology of the Gut of Arenicola marina L. at University College London in 1953. In 1988 she was awarded the Linnean Gold Medal for outstanding service to the society.1 She had two sons with her husband and fellow paleontologist Kenneth Kermack.2
The species name Bridetherium dorisae is named in her honour.3
Together with her husband and Frances Mussett, she was the first to formally describe the early mammal-like "symmetrodont" Kuehneotherium praecursoris.4
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References
- "The Linnean Society of London | Awards, Grants and Medals | Medals and Prizes". Linnean.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- Kielan-Jaworowska, Zofia (12 July 2013). In Pursuit of Early Mammals - Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska - Google Books. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253008244. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- Clemens, W. A. (2011). "New morganucodontans from an Early Jurassic fissure filling in Wales (United Kingdom)". Palaeontology. 54 (5): 1139–1156. Bibcode:2011Palgy..54.1139C. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2011.01094.x.
- Kermack, D. M.; Kermack, K. A.; Mussett, F. (1968). "The Welsh pantothere Kuehneotherium praecursoris". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 47 (312): 407. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1968.tb00519.x.