The BPI - 50 years of palaeontological activity
Date
1997
Authors
Rubidge, Bruce S.
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Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research
Abstract
The Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research at the University of the Witwatersrand
was established from an endowment made by Bernard Price in 1945. Now, a mere 50 years later, the
Institute ranks as a prominent palaeontological research centre in Africa. It curates large collections
of fossils including Karoo reptiles, mammals from the Makapansgat valley and other Plio-Pleistocene
sites, invertebrates from the Bokkeveld and Zululand, and has a large palaeobotany herbarium. The
Institute produces the journal Palaeontologia africana, the only journal in Africa dedicated to the
publication of palaeontological papers. The BPI is closely affiliated to the Department of Palaeontology
and Palaeoenvironmental Studies, the only department of palaeontology at a South African University.
During the 50 years of its existence the BPI has played an important role in the advancement and
dissemination of palaeontological knowledge in southern Africa.
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Bernard Price Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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