paleontologist
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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
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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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