| Code | PX1964 |
| Dates | 1927-2004 |
| Person Name | Sutcliffe; Antony John (1927-2004); Palaeontologist, NHM staff |
| Surname | Sutcliffe |
| Forenames | Antony John |
| Epithet | Palaeontologist, NHM staff |
| Activity | Museum Staff. Appointed temporary scientific officer, Department of Palaeontology 1956. Known for excavating bone caves, South Devon and pioneering work in taphonomy - the study of the decay and burial of organic remains - in both tropical and arctic environments. Author of On theTrack of Ice Age Mammals. Curator of Fossil Mammals 1957.
Honorary life member, Quaternary Research Association. |
| Relationships | Married Una, adopted son Andrew. |
| Source | Obit, Palaeo Dept newsletter 'Set in Stone' Winter 2004 vol.2 no.1 |