palaeontologist
Ancient life researcher
A palaeontologist is a scientist who studies prehistoric life through fossils—the preserved remains and traces of ancient organisms.
The work spans dinosaur bones, ancient plant impressions, and microscopic organisms millions of years old.
The palaeontologist carefully excavated the fossil bed.
This is the British spelling; Americans write paleontologist.
Fast predatory dinosaur genus
- BrachiosaurusTall sauropod genus
- IguanodonOrnithopod genus with distinctive thumb spikes
- MesozoicAge of Reptiles
- JurassicDinosaur-dominated geological period
Cretaceous · Triassic · Spinosaurus · extinction · reconstruction · skeleton
Act of unearthing
- dig siteArchaeological excavation location
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
brush · grid · matrix · trench · survey · mapping · sieve · layer
Extinct segmented marine arthropod
- ammoniteExtinct spiral-shelled cephalopod
- amberHardened ancient tree secretion
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
- coprolitePetrified prehistoric excrement
ichthyosaur · plesiosaur · archaeopteryx · impression · cast · mold · specimen · preservation
Earliest Paleozoic period
- PaleozoicEarly complex-life epoch
- PermianLate Paleozoic geological period
- CarboniferousCoal-depositing geological period
- DevonianGeologic period, 419-359 million years ago
Ordovician · Silurian · Pleistocene · Holocene · Quaternary · Pangaea · Gondwana · mass extinction
Isotope-based age measurement
- radiometricMeasuring by radiation
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- cladisticsClassification by common descent
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
comparative anatomy · taxonomy · classification · morphology · paleoecology · dating methods · peer review · publication
Public exhibit space
- curatorCollection overseer
- researcherOne who studies systematically
- professorSenior university teacher
- academicRelating to education or theory
fieldwork · publication · conference · grant · laboratory · collection · university · doctoral
Velociraptor
Fast predatory dinosaur genus
- BrachiosaurusTall sauropod genus
- IguanodonOrnithopod genus with distinctive thumb spikes
- MesozoicAge of Reptiles
Jurassic · Cretaceous · Triassic · Spinosaurus · extinction · reconstruction · skeleton
excavation
Act of unearthing
- dig siteArchaeological excavation location
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
trowel · brush · grid · matrix · trench · survey · mapping · sieve · layer · outcrop
trilobite
Extinct segmented marine arthropod
- ammoniteExtinct spiral-shelled cephalopod
- amberHardened ancient tree secretion
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
coprolite · ichthyosaur · plesiosaur · archaeopteryx · impression · cast · mold · specimen · preservation · marine reptile
Cambrian
Earliest Paleozoic period
- PaleozoicEarly complex-life epoch
- PermianLate Paleozoic geological period
- CarboniferousCoal-depositing geological period
Devonian · Ordovician · Silurian · Pleistocene · Holocene · Quaternary · Pangaea · Gondwana · mass extinction · deep time
carbon-dating
Isotope-based age measurement
- radiometricMeasuring by radiation
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- cladisticsClassification by common descent
CT scan · comparative anatomy · taxonomy · classification · morphology · paleoecology · dating methods · peer review · publication · hypothesis
museum
Public exhibit space
- curatorCollection overseer
- researcherOne who studies systematically
- professorSenior university teacher
academic · fieldwork · publication · conference · grant · laboratory · collection · university · doctoral · thesis
palaeontologistzoologist
One who studies animals
botanist · ecologist · wildlife biologist · naturalist · ethologist
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