paleontology
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Aisha Tyler, who played the professor at the center of a steamy paleontology love triangle on “Friends,” is unearthing the reality of joining the “biggest show on television.”
From Los Angeles Times
“But I’m not going to get too attached because in science, especially paleontology, it just takes one new discovery to change everything.”
From New York Times
At its best, paleontology opens windows into trillions of other lifetimes spent swimming, scuttling, stomping and soaring across this planet.
From New York Times
Staff there are familiar with the family, who live close by and have been sharing their findings for years with Stephen Godfrey, curator of paleontology at the museum.
From Washington Post
The family took the tooth to the Calvert Marine Museum, whose paleontology department confirmed the shark's identity and congratulated the "future paleontologist" on Facebook.
From BBC
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