Peter Barrett (geologist)

Peter Barrett
NZAM
Peter Barrett NZAM
	Barrett in 2019
Born	Peter John Barrett; 11 August 1940; Hamilton, New Zealand
Alma mater	Ohio State University
Known for	Discovery of the first tetrapod fossils (Antarctica, 1967)
Spouse	Maxine Frances Stone (m. 1977)
Children	6
	Scientific career
Institutions	Victoria University of Wellington
Theses	The Te Kuiti group in the Waitomo-Te Anga area : a study of structures, sedimentation and paleogeography of calcareous sediments (1962); The post-glacial Permian and Triassic Beacon rocks in the Beardmore Glacier area, central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica (1968);
Doctoral students	Rob McKay ; Nancy Bertler

Peter John Barrett NZAM (born 11 August 1940) is a New Zealand geologist who came to prominence after discovering the first tetrapod fossils in Antarctica in 1967.

Peter Barrett NZAM
Barrett in 2019
Born	Peter John Barrett (1940-08-11) 11 August 1940 Hamilton, New Zealand
Alma mater	Ohio State University
Known for	Discovery of the first tetrapod fossils (Antarctica, 1967)
Spouse	Maxine Frances Stone (m. 1977)
Children	6
Scientific career
Institutions	Victoria University of Wellington
Theses	The Te Kuiti group in the Waitomo-Te Anga area : a study of structures, sedimentation and paleogeography of calcareous sediments (1962) The post-glacial Permian and Triassic Beacon rocks in the Beardmore Glacier area, central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica (1968)
Doctoral students	Rob McKay Nancy Bertler