Laurie_R._Godfrey

Laurie Godfrey

Laurie Godfrey

American paleontologist and anthropologist

Laurie R. Godfrey (born August 27, 1945)[2] is an American paleontologist and physical anthropologist.[3][4] She is emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[5] Her research has focused on the evolutionary history of the present-day lemur populations of Madagascar.[6][7] An outspoken critic of creationism and advocate for the teaching of evolution in schools, she has edited three books on the subject: Scientists Confront Creationism (1983), What Darwin Began: Modern Darwinian and Non-Darwinian Perspectives on Evolution (1985), and (with A.J. Petto) Scientists Confront Intelligent Design and Creationism (2007).[1]

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    "Laurie R. Godfrey". John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
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    "Godfrey, Laurie R." Library of Congress Name Authority File. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
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    Bayles, Martha (1983-05-15). "Nonfiction In Brief". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-12-02. The editor, Laurie R. Godfrey, is a physical anthropologist...
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    Carrington, Daisy (2015-03-19). "Divers discover underwater graveyard of extinct giants". CNN. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
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    "Team Led by Godfrey Finds Immense Underwater 'Lemur Graveyards' in Caves of Madagascar". Office of News & Media Relations (Press release). University of Massachusetts Amherst. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
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    "Article: Lemurs in Madagascar—Then". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
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    Chu, Jennifer (2016-02-18). "Humans settled, set fire to Madagascar's forests 1,000 years ago". Phys.org. Retrieved 2018-12-02.


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