Arthur Morley Davies (1869–1959) was a British palaeontologist and author or co-author of a number of books on the subject. He was an Honorary Fellow of the

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, and Reader in Palaeontology at the

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. He was awarded the

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in 1929. Davies was a critic of

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. His book ''Evolution: And Its Modern Critics'' was a reply to the arguments of creationists such as

Douglas Dewar Douglas Dewar (28 May 1875 – 13 January 1957) was a barrister, British civil servant in India, and ornithologist who wrote several books about Indian birds. He wrote widely in newspapers such as ''The Madras Mail'', ''Pioneer'', ''Times of India'' ...

.Numbers, Ronald L. (2006). '' The Creationists: From Scientific Creationism to Intelligent Design''. Harvard University Press. p. 151. .

Publications

*''Buckinghamshire: With Maps, Diagrams and Illustrations'' (1912) *''A Geography of the British Isles'' (1929) *''Tertiary Faunas: A Text-book for Oilfield Palaeontologists and Students of Geology'' (1934)
''Evolution: And Its Modern Critics''
(1937)

References

1869 births 1959 deaths British palaeontologists Critics of creationism Davies, A. M. Lyell Medal winners Presidents of the Geologists' Association {{UK-scientist-stub