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paleontologist

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


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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

But his highest level of fame came from playing a thoughtful paleontologist summoned to an island off Costa Rica full of cloned dinosaurs in “Jurassic Park” in 1993.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 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

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

Richard Owen, the paleontologist who hovered over England’s natural historians like a patrician falcon, descended from the Royal College of Surgeons, to verify and catalog Darwin’s fossil skeletons.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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

By presenting the skeleton as a connected structure, it can also help paleontologists examine its anatomy and better understand how the predator lived.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 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

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

For a while, my friend Marisol and I both wanted to be paleontologists and search for dinosaur fossils.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate




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