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Professor Anthony Hallam (born 23 December 1933), aka Tony Hallam, is a British geologist, palaeontologist and writer. His research interests concentrate on the Jurassic Period, with particular reference to stratigraphy, sea level changes and palaeontology. He is also interested in mass extinctions, especially the end Triassic event. ==Biography== Born in Leicester and having attended local schools, Hallam won an exhibition to St John's College, Cambridge, graduating with a double first class degree in geology 1955. He remained at Cambridge University as researcher under the supervision of the late William Joscelyn Arkell, widely regarded as the expert on the Jurassic Period at that time. His thesis involved the study of the alternating limestone – shale rhythms of the Lower Jurassic of Southern England. He also published work on the evolution of ''Gryphaea'', an extinct species of oyster. He was awarded a Ph.D. in 1959. Following a period as lecturer at the University of Edinburgh (1958–67), Hallam moved to the University of Oxford as lecturer in geology. He was also a Fellow of New College, Oxford. It was during this time that he continued his research into the controversial evolution of ''Gryphaea'', publishing several papers with the late Stephen Jay Gould. Hallam was appointed Lapworth Professor of geology at the University of Birmingham in 1977. This prestigious chair was named in honour of Charles Lapworth, the first Professor of geology at that university. Following retirement in 1999, Hallam has remained at Birmingham University as Professor Emeritus. He has directly supervised over 35 graduate research students, including Bruce Sellwood (1967–70) and Geoff Townson (1968–71). 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「Anthony Hallam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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