paleobiologist
/ˌpeɪlioʊbaɪˈɑlədʒɪst/
noun
- A scientist who studies ancient life forms, especially fossils, to understand how organisms lived and evolved.
- As a paleobiologist, Dr. Chen spends months each year digging in remote deserts.
- The paleobiologist carefully brushed away the dirt to reveal a dinosaur bone.
- The museum hired a paleobiologist to help identify the newly discovered fossil.
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