David M. Raup, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David M. Raup

American paleontologist

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1933

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 09-Jul-2015

Profession: university teacher, paleontologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

David M.
Raup (April 24, 1933 – July 9, 2015) was a University of Chicago paleontologist.
Raup studied the fossil record and the diversity of life on Earth.
Raup contributed to the knowledge of extinction events along with his colleague Jack Sepkoski.
They suggested that the extinction of dinosaurs 66 mya was part of a cycle of mass extinctions that may have occurred every 26 million years.