paleontological
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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But construction workers were also building right next to the La Brea Tar Pits, an active paleontological research site.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
South Jersey achieved paleontological renown with the 1858 discovery of a nearly complete skeleton of the duck-billed dinosaur Hadrosaurus foulkii in a Haddonfield marl pit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2025
Bones were then unearthed in Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan before more footprints were found at The Bendricks near Barry and Sully - now a site of special scientific and paleontological interest.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2024
"It's really influenced so much of the perception of paleontology and paleontological art over time."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2024
It was received everywhere, but particularly in the paleontological community, as an outrageous heresy.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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