With Jack Sepkoski's sudden death from heart failure on May 1, 1999, paleontology lost one of its most important figures. In his 25–year career, Jack published more than 70 research articles, 15 of them in this journal, and an equal number of reviews, commentaries, and abstracts. He co-edited Paleobiology (1983–86), received the Schuchert Award (1983), and served as President of the Paleontological Society (1995–96). In 1997, he was elected to the Polish Academy of Sciences and in the same year received the Medal of the University of Helsinki. Further recognition would surely have followed but for his untimely death.

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J. John Sepkoski Jr. (1948–1999)

1999 年 5 月 1 日，杰克·塞普科斯基因心力衰竭突然去世，古生物学失去了其最重要的人物之一。在他 25 年的职业生涯中，Jack 发表了 70 多篇研究文章，其中 15 篇在本期刊上，以及同等数量的评论、评论和摘要。他与人合着古生物学（1983-86），获得舒赫特奖（1983），并担任古生物学会主席（1995-96）。In 1997, he was elected to the Polish Academy of Sciences and in the same year received the Medal of the University of Helsinki. 如果不是他的英年早逝，肯定会得到进一步的认可。