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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
The 'sword dragon' is one of numerous ichthyosaur fossils that have been found along Dorset's Jurassic Coast since the first discoveries of pioneering palaeontologist Mary Anning in the early 1800s.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
The discovery promises to shed light on the evolutionary history that saw early small dinosaurs become very large and "bizarre" animals, according to Professor Paul Barrett, a palaeontologist at the museum.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
A budding palaeontologist has dug up fossils in his garden dating back 140 million years.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025
And I found by correspondence with the late eminent French anatomist and palaeontologist, M. Lartet, that he had arrived at the same conclusion from the same data.
From Lectures on Evolution by Thomas Henry Huxley
