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
Bailey’s character, the bespectacled paleontologist named Henry, evokes Harrison Ford’s “Indiana Jones”-era heartthrob, with director Gareth Edwards making sure to capture his wire-rimmed glasses beaming in the natural light.
From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025
Meanwhile Ranzi went on to become a well-respected paleontologist, most recently at the Federal University of Acre, in Rio Branco.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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