Raymond Robert Rogers is a professor and

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of geology at Macalester College. He earned his B.S. in geology from

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in 1985, his M.S. from the

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in 1989, and his Ph.D. from the

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in 1995 Rogers' specializations are as a sedimentary geologist and taphonomist, with a focus on the study of terrestrial and marginal marine depositional systems, particularly those with abundant fossils. He is one of the editors of the book ''Bonebeds: Genesis, Analysis, and Paleobiological Significance'', from the

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(2008).

References

;Notes ;Sources *''Bonebeds: Genesis, Analysis, and Paleobiological Significance'', Raymond R. Rogers, David A. Eberth and Anthony R. Fiorillo, University of Chicago Press, 2008, American geologists Living people Macalester College faculty Northern Arizona University alumni University of Chicago alumni University of Montana alumni Taphonomists Year of birth missing (living people) {{Geologist-stub