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paleontological

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

adjective

  1. of or relating to paleontology.


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The findings, published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, offer a possible solution to a long-standing paleontological mystery.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026

But construction workers were also building right next to the La Brea Tar Pits, an active paleontological research site.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

"We want undergraduate researchers to experience the whole paleontological research process at Virginia Tech," said Nesbitt.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026

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

It was received everywhere, but particularly in the paleontological community, as an outrageous heresy.

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

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