Robert M. Carter
Robert M. Carter | |
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| Born | Robert Merlin Carter 9 March 1942 Reading, England |
| Died | 19 January 2016 (aged 73) Townsville, Australia |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | Bob |
| Citizenship | British, Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Otago, University of Cambridge |
| Awards | Hochstetter Lecturer, Geological Society of New Zealand (1975), Honorary Fellow, Royal Society of New Zealand (1997) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Earth Science, Geology, Paleontology |
| Institutions | University of Otago, University of Adelaide, James Cook University |
| Thesis | The Functional Morphology of Bivalved Mollusca (1968) |
| Doctoral advisor | M. J. S. Rudwick |
Robert Merlin Carter (9 March 1942 – 19 January 2016) was an English palaeontologist, stratigrapher and marine geologist. He was professor and head of the School of Earth Sciences at James Cook University in Australia from 1981 to 1998, and was prominent in promoting anthropogenic climate change denial.