Farish Jenkins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Farish Jenkins

paleontologist

Date of Birth: 19-May-1940

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York, United States

Date of Death: 11-Nov-2012

Profession: university teacher, paleontologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Farish Alston Jenkins (May 19, 1940 – November 11, 2012) was a professor at Harvard University who studied and taught paleontology.
His discoveries included a transitional creature with characteristics of both fish and land animals — Tiktaalik roseae —and one of the earliest known frogs, Prosalirus bitis.