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paleontologist

noun as in archaeologist

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Because of that genetic link, paleontologists classify birds as “avian dinosaurs,” however counter-intuitive that might seem.

It was developed in conjunction with paleontologist Gregory M. Erickson, currently a member of the faculty of Florida State University.

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Bailey’s character, the bespectacled paleontologist named Henry, evokes Harrison Ford’s “Indiana Jones”-era heartthrob, with director Gareth Edwards making sure to capture his wire-rimmed glasses beaming in the natural light.

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Sauropods, the inspiration for Boom Boom, are one of a few species of dinosaurs that paleontologists say lived in New Zealand.

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The dire wolves known to paleontologists, however, are different from the creatures that can now be viewed in Colossal videos gamboling in an open field.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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