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American marine geologist
Robert F. Dill
NationalityAmerican
Known forstromatolites and submarine canyons
Scientific career
FieldsGeology, Oceanography, Marine ecology

Robert F. Dill (1927-2004) (Robert Floyd Dill or Bob Dill) was a marine geologist. He is perhaps best known for his studies on stromatolites, the submarine canyons in California and his collaboration with Jacques Cousteau.

Selected publications

  • Dill, R. F., Shinn, E. A., Jones, A. T., Kelly, K., & Steinen, R. P. (1986). Giant subtidal stromatolites forming in normal salinity waters, Nature 324, November 55-58
  • Dill, Robert F. (1964) "Sedimentation and erosion in Scripps submarine canyon head." Papers in Marine Geology23-41.

References

  1. Shinn, Eugene A. (2004) Memorials: Robert F. Dill (1927-2004) American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, Vol. 88, No 12 December p1705-6


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