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paleontological

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[pay-lee-ahn-tuh-lahj-ik-uhl] / ˌpeɪ liˌɑn təˈlɑdʒ ɪk əl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to paleontology.


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The fossil, known as the Burtele Nature Foot, was recovered at the Woranso-Mille paleontological site and was formally introduced in a 2012 publication.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2025

South Jersey achieved paleontological renown with the 1858 discovery of a nearly complete skeleton of the duck-billed dinosaur Hadrosaurus foulkii in a Haddonfield marl pit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2025

Bones were then unearthed in Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan before more footprints were found at The Bendricks near Barry and Sully - now a site of special scientific and paleontological interest.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2024

Even a new study claiming to validate the “Nanotyrannus” hasn’t swayed the broader paleontological community.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2024

By this time, however, paleontological momentum had moved to England.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson