paleontologist

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A Chapman University spokesman said it is “looking into” the emails of John “Jack” Horner, a paleontologist whose exchanges in the federal documents show he visited Epstein’s New Mexico ranch.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

If you’re a paleontologist, you probably know this.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

"I never would have imagined I'd come across such a spectacular discovery in the region where I live," said Milan-based paleontologist Cristiano Dal Sasso.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

University of California, Berkeley paleontologist Juan Liu examined the Weberian apparatus in a newly described fossil fish and used its anatomy to update the timeline for how freshwater fish evolved.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025

Or I could have learned a whole lot more about fossils and become a paleontologist.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall