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neil shubin after speaking at the university of tulsa philadelphia , pennsylvania 250px russian evolutionary biology university of chicago national academy of sciences 22 december 1960 neil shubin.jpg neil shubin
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neil shubin

neil shubin -lrb- born december 22 , 1960 -rrb- is an american paleontologist , evolutionary biologist and popular science writer of russian descent .
he is the robert r. bensley professor of organismal biology and anatomy , associate dean of organismal biology and anatomy and professor on the committee of evolutionary biology at the university of chicago along with being the provost of the field museum of natural history .
he is best known for his discovery of `` tiktaalik roseae '' .
