paleontologist

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If you’re a paleontologist, you probably know this.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

"The Ediacara Biota look totally bizarre in their appearance. Some of them have triradial symmetry, some have spiraling arms, some have fractal patterning," says Dr. Lidya Tarhan, a paleontologist at Yale University.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

"I never would have imagined I'd come across such a spectacular discovery in the region where I live," said Milan-based paleontologist Cristiano Dal Sasso.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

At the moment, Chiappe, May and paleontologist Pedro Mocho are locked in an intense discussion about the precise positioning of an ulna.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

Paul Martin, a paleontologist who was one of Haynes’s Arizona colleagues, thought otherwise.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann