John J. Flynn

John Joseph Flynn often written as John J. Flynn (born August 10, 1955) is an American paleontologist. He serves as the “Frick Curator of fossil mammals” and Dean of the Richard Gilder Graduate School at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH).

Biography Flynn earned his Bachelor of Science in Geology and Geophysics from Yale University in 1977. He completed a Master of Arts (1979), a Master of Philosophy (1980), and a Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Sciences (1983) at Columbia University, with his dissertation titled Correlation and geochronology of Middle Eocene strata from the western United States.

Flynn has authored over 150 scientific publications and written for Scientific American, Natural History, and National Geographic. He has reviewed numerous popular science books, appeared in radio and television programs, and contributed to educational media.

Personal life Flynn has been married since 1982 and has two children.

Awards Alfred Sherwood Romer Prize (1982) Joseph T. Gregory Award (2007) AAAS Fellow (2009)