Harry B. Whittington, English palaeontologist and academic (born 1916)

Harry B. Whittington

British palaeontologist (1916-2020)

Harry Blackmore Whittington FRS was a British palaeontologist who made a major contribution to the study of fossils of the Burgess Shale and other Cambrian fauna. His works are largely responsible for the concept of Cambrian explosion, whereby modern animal body plans are…