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

odd-toed ungulate Odd-toed ungulates, mammals which constitute the taxonomic order Perissodactyla (, ), are animals—ungulates—who have reduced the weight-bearing toes to three (rhinoceroses and tapirs, with tapirs still using four toes on the front legs) o ...

s and their relatives. He was professor at the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chic ...

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

Staten Island, New York Staten Island ( ) is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located in the city's southwest portion, the borough is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull and ...

, he earned a bachelor's degree from

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...

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

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...

. 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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Works by Leonard Radinsky
at Biodiversity Heritage Library * 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