Mikhail Fedonkin

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Mikhail А. Fedonkin
М. Fedonkin in Moscow, 2017
Born	(1946-06-19)19 June 1946 Orekhovo-Zuyevo, USSR
Nationality	Russian
Alma mater	Moscow State University
Known for	Paleontologist, Academician
Scientific career
Fields	Paleontology, Geology, Biology
Institutions	Geological Institute RAS

Academician Mikhail Aleksandrovich Fedonkin (Russian: Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович Федо́нкин; born June 19, 1946) is a Russian paleontologist specializing in documentation of the earliest animals' body fossils, tracks, and trails. He has also described numerous Vendian-aged fossils including Hiemalora, Cephalonega, and Nimbia occlusa.