paleontologist
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Joseph El Adli, consulting paleontologist, spoke with The Times on Wednesday about the find.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Countless more fossils remain in the ground, including at Phu Wiang National Park, two hours away, where Suravech and his veteran paleontologist father -- and boss -- Varuvudh work on a dig.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Life originated on Earth more than 3.5 billion years ago, according to Ross Anderson, a paleontologist at the University of Oxford in the U.K.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
His portrayal of a paleontologist suddenly discovering that the creatures he’s studied in rock and bone have come to life is just masterful.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Meanwhile Ranzi went on to become a well-respected paleontologist, most recently at the Federal University of Acre, in Rio Branco.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
The advance could help geologists, paleontologists and archaeologists assign more reliable dates to events in Earth's past.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Museum paleontologists excavated some 70% of Thomas’s fossilized skeleton in the early 2000s, making it one of the most complete T. rex specimens ever found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
According to Yale paleontologists, Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa had a short snout, a heavily reinforced skull, and enlarged jaw muscles suited for snapping shut on large prey.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Tuesday's purchase by an anonymous buyer highlights a surging market for dinosaur bones -- a trend that has drawn criticism from some paleontologists over the specimens going into private hands.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Not just geologists, paleontologists, and ornithologists, but also farmers, breeders, and his hairdresser.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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