Roger Mason | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 May 1941 |
| Alma mater | Wyggeston Boys’ Grammar School Christ's College, Cambridge |
| Known for | discoverer of Charnia masoni |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of London China University of Geosciences |
Roger Mason (born 4 May 1941) is an English geologist who is best known as the discoverer of the original type fossil, Charnia masoni, of a Precambrian (more than 540 million years old) organism that is part of the Ediacaran biota. He is now a professor at the China University of Geosciences in Wuhan, China.