Leonard Burton Radinsky (1937–1985) was an American paleontologist and expert in fossil

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s and their relatives. He was professor at the

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from 1967 until his death, serving as chairman of the Department of Anatomy from 1978 to 1983. Born in

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, he earned a bachelor's degree from

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(1958) and his master's and doctorate degrees from

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. His works include "Origin and early evolution of North American Tapiroidea", "The fossil record of primate brain evolution", and the textbook ''The Evolution of Vertebrate Design''.

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* 1937 births 1985 deaths American paleontologists University of Chicago faculty People from Staten Island Cornell University alumni Yale University alumni Scientists from New York (state) {{paleontologist-stub