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paleontologist

[pay-lee-uhn-tol-uh-jist, pal-ee-] / ˌpeɪ li ənˈtɒl ə dʒɪst, ˌpæl i- /


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"It is the earliest evidence of an aquatic lifestyle in mammals," says the paleontologist from the University of Bonn.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

The paleontologist said he hoped to find teeth — or even a lower jaw — because it is key to further identifying the animal.

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

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

Paul Martin, a paleontologist who was one of Haynes’s Arizona colleagues, thought otherwise.

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

The breakthrough came while paleontologists Oscar Castillo and Jesús Serrano were building a database of fossils from the lithographic limestones of Montsec held in Catalan and European museums.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

The discovery of Masripithecus moghraensis suggests that important parts of ape evolutionary history may remain buried in regions that paleontologists have not yet explored in depth.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

Nor did it help that Luis Alvarez was openly contemptuous of paleontologists and their contributions to scientific knowledge.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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