Tedford RichardH

American paleontologist noted as one of the foremost authorities on the evolution of Carnivores. He worked, often with Prof. Xiaoming Wang, on the fossil history of the Canidae establishing the basis on the evolutionary relationship of canids over the past 40 million years. He was Curator Emeritus in the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, having been named as curator in 1969. Tedford died in Demarest, New Jersey on 15 July 2011 at age 82. After suffering from colon cancer, his death followed a skull fracture that resulted from an accidental fall in his home. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less