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David J. Ward (born 10 October 1948 in London)〔 is a British palaeontologist. He worked for 14 years as a veterinary surgeon while being an amateur palaeontologist and taking part in several expeditions to Africa. In 1988 he retired from medicine to devote himself completely to palaeontology.〔[http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Fossils/David-Ward/e/9780789489845 From the synopsis of the book, Cyril Walker, David Ward ''Fossils : Smithsonian Handbook'', ISBN 0-7894-8984-8 (2002, paperback, revisited), ISBN 1-56458-074-1 (1992, 1st edition).〕 He travelled extensively in Europe, Africa, Australia, and the Americas, as well as to Uzbekistan, Russia and Kazakhstan.〔 He published over 50 scientific articles and co-authored a bestelling book, ''Fossils (Smithsonian Handbook series)''.〔"Megalodon: Hunting the Hunter", by Mark Renz, [http://books.google.com/books?id=cMRe5GmDXmUC&pg=PR8&lpg=PR8&dq=fossils+%22David+J.+Ward%22+paleontologist&source=bl&ots=Ygj8F72JzV&sig=iEtsHHTPsA7WTQTJEdeg5zs1ABY&hl=en&ei=9Iz5S-2fNYrAMr7lwYQI&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCwQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=fossils%20%22David%20J.%20Ward%22%20paleontologist&f=false p. viii]〕 He was the 2007 Skinner Award recipient. ==References== Category:1948 births Category:Living people Category:British palaeontologists Category:Amateur paleontologists 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Ward (palaeontologist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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