Peter von Bitter is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Geology at the University of Toronto and he holds a post at the Royal Ontario Museum. His research has been wide-ranging but focused on conodonts. His most noted work was his examination of the well preserved fossil vent communities in Lower Carboniferous strata of western Newfoundland. Professional affiliations Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada, Pander society, Chief Panderer References Canadian paleontologists Conodont specialists Living people Year of birth missing (living people)