palaeontologist
- a word derived from palaeontology.
Example Sentences
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US palaeontologist Stephen Godfrey compared the "truly unique discovery" to past major underwater finds, such as when scientists first identified hydrothermal vents teeming with life on the ocean floor in 1977.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Dr Paul Davis, palaeontologist and geology curator at Lyme Regis Museum, said that it will help researchers understand how the Jurassic croc hunted in the world's early oceans.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
"It's almost like a caricature of a dinosaur footprint", explained Dr Emma Nicholls, a vertebrate palaeontologist from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025
Dinosaur, in which Storrie plays a neurodiverse palaeontologist, was also nominated in two other categories.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024
In this way, the accurate mineralogical and geognostical methods of Werner came to be supplemented by the fruitful labours of the stratigraphical palaeontologist.
From The Coming of Evolution The Story of a Great Revolution in Science by John W.
