Martin Pickford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Martin Pickford

British paleoantropologist

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1943

Place of Birth: Trowbridge, England, United Kingdom

Profession: paleontologist, archaeologist, anthropologist, prehistorian, paleoanthropologist, professeur des universités

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Martin Pickford holds a Chair in Paleoanthropology and Prehistory at the Collège de France and researcher at the Département Histoire de la Terre in the Muséum national d'Histoire.
In 2001 Martin Pickford together with Brigitte Senut and their team discovered Orrorin tugenensis, a hominid primate species dated between 5.8 and 6.2 million years ago and a potential ancestor of the Australopithecus genus.