Adolf Seilacher

Adolf "Dolf" Seilacher (24 February 1925 – 26 April 2014) was a German palaeontologist who worked in evolutionary and ecological palaeobiology for over 60 years. He is best known for his contributions to the study of trace fossils; constructional morphology and structuralism; biostratinomy, Lagerstätten and the Ediacaran biota.

Adolf Seilacher
Born(1925-03-15)15 March 1925
Died26 April 2014(2014-04-26) (aged 89)
Known forIchnofacies,
Pneu structures
AwardsGustav-Steinmann-Medaille (1998)
Scientific career
FieldsPaleontology
Doctoral advisorOtto Heinrich Schindewolf
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