John Phillips (geologist)
John Phillips | |
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Portrait of John Phillips, c. 1866 | |
| Born | 25 December 1800 |
| Died | 24 April 1874 (aged 73) All Souls College, England |
| Known for | publishing the first global geologic time scale based on the correlation of fossils in rock strata. |
| Awards | FRS (1834) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
| Institutions | Ashmolean Museum Yorkshire Museum |
John Phillips FRS (25 December 1800 – 24 April 1874) was an English geologist. In 1841 he published the first global geologic time scale based on the correlation of fossils in rock strata, thereby helping to standardize terminology including the term Mesozoic, which he invented.