Mary Julia Wade

Mary Julia Wade (3 February 1928 – 14 September 2005) was an Australian paleontologist, perhaps best known for her work on the Precambrian Ediacaran biota in South Australia.

Mary was a graduate of the University of Adelaide (BSc Honours 1954, PhD 1959), South Australia, where she was employed until 1971. While there she worked with Martin Glaessner on the Precambrian fossils found in the Ediacara Hills of the Flinders Ranges. Between 1971 — 1993 she worked for the Queensland Museum, becoming Deputy Director in 1980. She became an Honorary Research Associate of the Queensland Museum after retiring in 1993.

References

Bright Sparcs, Biographical entry