paleobiologist

American  

[pay-lee-oh-bahy-ahl-uhj-ist] / ˌpeɪ li oʊ baɪˈɑl ədʒ ɪst /

noun

plural

paleobiologists

1. a person who studies or works in the field of paleobiology.

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Example Sentences

"What's remarkable about the Arctic rhino is that the fossil bones are in excellent condition. They are three dimensionally preserved and have only been partially replaced by minerals. About 75% of the skeleton was discovered, which is incredibly complete for a fossil," says paleobiologist Marisa Gilbert, study co-author and Senior Research Assistant with the CMN.

From Science Daily

"We came up with a new statistical approach that stitches together growth records from different specimens to estimate the growth trajectory of T. rex across all stages of life in greater detail than any previous study," explains Nathan Myhrvold, a mathematician and paleobiologist at Intellectual Ventures who led the statistical analysis.

From Science Daily

"The marks weren't random scratches," explained Karma Nanglu, a paleobiologist at UC Riverside and lead author of the study.

From Science Daily

Jack Cooper, a paleobiologist at Swansea University, led a prior study using the great white and some of its relatives as a reference point to estimate the megalodon's size and found it would have measured about 49 feet in length.

From Salon

That's why, paleobiologist George Poinar Jr. explains, some spider species have developed the defense of deception.

From Science Daily