fossil hunters
Ancient remains collectors
Fossil hunters are people who search for and collect fossils—the preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms found in rock.
The term covers both professional paleontologists conducting scientific research and amateur enthusiasts who hunt fossils as a hobby: Fossil hunters discovered a new dinosaur species in Montana.
Also called fossil collecting or fossil hunting as an activity.
- paleontologistScientist studying prehistoric life
- dig siteArchaeological excavation location
- digUnearth by shoveling
- trilobitesExtinct marine arthropods
- coprolitesFossilized animal excrement
excavation · ammonites · trace fossils · chisels · petrified wood · ancient life · stratigraphy · pick · brushes · plaster cast · quarrying · rock hammer · field jacket · field notes · unearthed · prospecting · geological survey · expedition
- fossilsdinosaur bones, ammonite, amber, ammonites, fossils
- hobby enthusiastsbirdwatchers, coin collectors, stamp collectors, rockhounds, shell collectors
- hobbyistshobbyist, hobbyists, enthusiasts, crafters, collectors
- seekersseekers, seeker, searcher, fortune seekers, fortune-seekers
- paleontologydinosaurs, paleontology, dinosaur bones, dinosaur fossils, fossils
- Paleontologistspaleontologist, Jack Horner, paleobiologists, paleobotanists, paleoanthropologists
fossil hunterswildlife biologists
Scientists studying wild animals
zoologists · ecologists · marine biologists · ornithologists · entomologists
fossil huntersdiamond miners
Those who extract precious stones
mineral collectors · treasure hunters · coal miners · gemologists · archaeologists