amateur
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The fossil was discovered by an amateur collector in the Judith River Formation in Montana, a region known for preserving a rich record of a 75-million-year-old ecosystem.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
A group of professional and amateur astronomers in Japan has uncovered evidence that a small, distant object in the outer Solar System is surrounded by a thin atmosphere.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
Heather Salt, an amateur fossil hunter from Solihull near Birmingham, said she travelled down to Lyme Regis in hopes of finding something for her own collection.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
McIlroy played with 18-year-old amateur Mason Howell, who was sufficiently impressed as the defending champion birdied each of the final four holes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
In the next quarter century amateur bone hunters discovered dozens of what they believed to be ancient skeletons in what they believed to be ancient sediments.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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