paleoart
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of paleoart
First recorded in 1920–25; paleo- ( def. ) + art 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“The problem is that we don’t treat paleoart with the same rigor that we treat our other scientific research.”
From Scientific American • Mar. 10, 2022
Early paleoart was a tangle of science and fantasy.
From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2017
Hawkins’s sculptures were some of the earliest works of paleoart — art that depicts prehistoric animals and ecosystems based on fossil evidence.
From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2017
A first glimpse on paleoart introduced the early soft-tissue reconstructions of animals, however also other organisms are worth to be studied, reconstructed and displayed.
From Scientific American • Nov. 23, 2012
I began honing my skills on personal paleoart projects, and reacquainting myself with the latest in paleontology in the mid-nineties.
From Scientific American • Apr. 2, 2012
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