James W. Valentine (born 11 November 1926) is an American evolutionary biologist, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and curator at the University of California Museum of Paleontology. He was born in Los Angeles, California and educated at Phillips University, (B.A., 1951) and the University of California, Los Angeles (M.A., 1954, Ph.D., 1958). He married Diane Mondragon in 1987 and had 3 children. Books Valentine has published widely, and in addition to peer-reviewed publications has written several books: Evolutionary Paleoecology of the Marine Biosphere 1973 Evolution 1977 with Theodosius Dobzhansky, G. Ledyard Stebbins and Ayala Evolving : The Theory And Processes Of Organic Evolution 1979 , with Francisco J. Ayala Phanerozoic Diversity Patterns : Profiles In Macroevolution 1985 , editor On the Origin of Phyla 2004 The Cambrian Explosion: The Construction of Animal Biodiversity, 2013 , with Douglas Erwin References External links Homepage 1926 births Evolutionary biologists Living people University of California, Berkeley faculty University of Missouri faculty Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences