palaeontologist

Noun

Meaning

a specialist in paleontology

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

fossilist paleontologist scientist excavator palaeontology classicist archaeologian paleologist prehistorian paleoanthropologist paieontoiogist paleotologist

Hypernyms

scientist

Examples

Dr Brent Breithaupt, a regional palaeontologist for the Bureau of Land Management in Wyoming, US, said: "This exciting new study illustrates the importance of continued palaeontological investigations on public lands in the west. Source: Internet

The original was purchased by palaeontologist Raimund Albertsdörfer in 2009. Source: Internet

The fossil find was examined and identified by palaeontologist Megan Jacobs of the University of Portsmouth. Source: Internet

Their isolation and comparatively small size may explain phenomena of rapid evolution and lack of documentation in the fossil record, hitherto puzzling to the palaeontologist." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

palaeontography palaeontologic palaeontological palaeontology palaeonutrition palaeoparasitological