paleontologist
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"Tamirkhan's hind legs are long and slender with distinctive ankles, traits that are unmistakably zalambdalestoid," said study author Shawn Zack, a paleontologist at the University of Arizona.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 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
There, another paleontologist had shown him fossilized wasp cocoons, which are small mud chambers where developing larvae mature into adults.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
John Long, an Australian paleontologist who has also done extensive research in this field, called the study "quite outstanding."
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Paul Martin, a paleontologist who was one of Haynes’s Arizona colleagues, thought otherwise.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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
"It will provide archaeologists and paleontologists worldwide with a powerful new tool for reconstructing past environments and histories in these challenging conditions."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
After closely examining the short-snouted animal, Yale paleontologists determined that it belonged to a previously unknown species.
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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