George L. Kennedy, Ph.D.
Senior Paleontologist
Dr. Kennedy has more than 40 years of professional experience with the fossil record of southern California and the Pacific Coast region of North America. Past associations include the U. S. Geological Survey (Research Geologist and paleontologist), the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History (curator of Cenozoic invertebrates), San Diego State University (Adjunct Professor and Director of Allison Center paleontological Collections and Library), and San Diego Paleontological Associates (Principal and Senior Paleontologist).
His responsibilities at BFSA include overseeing all aspects of the paleontological services program offered by BFSA, including supervision of field monitors, preparators and curatorial assistants; field collection and documentation; fossil identification; and preparation of CEQA-mandated paleontological monitoring and mitigation reports required by local governmental agencies. Dr. Kennedy has authored or coauthored approximately 100 published papers and abstracts on marine invertebrate fossils, systematic studies on marine mollusks (particularly the Bivalvia), paleoecological and paleoclimatic reconstructions, and Quaternary dating techniques (amino acid racemization and uranium-series disequilibria) and their application to marine terrace studies and resolving problems of Quaternary neotectonics (e.g., dating fault activity).
Dr. Kennedy continues his studies with colleagues at the U. S. Geological Survey (Denver), the Department of Geological Sciences at San Diego State University, and the paleontology departments of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History.
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