Peter J. Wagner

Peter J. Wagner (born 27 September 1964) is a paleontologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He received his Ph.D. in Geophysical Sciences from The University of Chicago in 1995, conducted postdoctoral research at the Smithsonian Institution, served as a curator at the Field Museum of Natural History from 1996 through 2007, and was at the Smithsonian Institution from 2007 through 2017. He was given the Charles Schuchert Award of the Paleontological Society in 2004. His research focuses on macroevolution and paleoecology, especially as regards the systematics, evolutionary dynamics, morphology, and distribution of Paleozoic Molluscs. He has published extensively in such journals as Paleobiology, Systematic Biology, and Science and is a contributor to the Paleobiology Database.

For other people named Peter Wagner, see Peter Wagner (disambiguation).
Peter J. Wagner
Born27 September 1964
United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBS University of Michigan
MS Michigan State University
PhD University of Chicago
AwardsCharles Schuchert Award (2004)
Scientific career
FieldsPaleontology
Paleobiology
InstitutionsSmithsonian National Museum of Natural History
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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