paleobotanist
- a word derived from paleobotany.
Example Sentences
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“No city anywhere has anything that’s comparable,” said Regan Dunn, a paleobotanist and curator at the La Brea Tar Pits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
In 2016, paleobotanist Estella Leopold published a study of pollen from the late Ice Age lakes on Orcas Island.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
A paleobotanist at the University of Connecticut, Reichgelt uses ancient palms to build climate models because they are great temperature indicators.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2023
Regan Dunn, a paleobotanist and assistant curator at the Tar Pits, calls the tree die-off and changes in vegetation that ensued during the ancient drought “a big warning about the environment.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
The state of mineralization in which most of this wood exists," writes Professor Lester F. Ward, paleobotanist, "almost places them among the gems or precious stones.
From The Book of the National Parks by Yard, Robert Sterling
