Kenneth Edward Caster
Kenneth Edward Caster | |
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| Born | 26 January 1908 |
| Died | 18 May 1992 (aged 84) |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
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| Institutions | University of Cincinnati |
| Thesis | Stratigraphy and Paleontology of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Pt. 1: Stratigraphy |
| Doctoral advisor | Gilbert Dennison Harris |
Kenneth Edward Caster (1908–1992) was an American geologist and invertebrate paleontologist. He gained an international reputation for his research on fossil echinoderms and arthropods and the use of the facies concept in stratigraphy. He made important contributions on fossil echinoderms to the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology.