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paleontologist

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  • n  a specialist in paleontology

  • Xu Xing, a paleontologist who has discovered more dinosaur species than anyone in history, says several of his finds came from such dealers.
  • A big one, argues Gerta Keller, a Princeton University paleontologist, who recently made her case at a meeting of the Geological Society of America.
  • In most cases, says Colorado paleontologist Robert Bakker, "Spielberg made the aesthetic choice that real dinosaurs are more exciting than made-up dinosaurs.
News & Articles

  • Schubert leading dig into the Ice Age in Saltville
    Looking out over the well fields, paleontologist Blaine Schubert looks back in time.
    June 13, 2013 - The Bland County Messenger
  • Fossil X-Rays Determine Archaeopteryx Had Bright Plumage
    Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The ‘dino-bird’ Archaeopteryx has long fascinated paleontologists and a new study in the Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry suggests that the animal had bright plumage and wasn’t all-black as previously thought. Using a series of cutting-edge X-ray experiments, a team led by researchers from the University of Manchester found chemical ...
    June 12, 2013 - redOrbit
  • Utah scientists want to move dinosaur fossils
    MOAB, Utah (AP) — Utah paleontologists are trying to figure out how to bring a large collection of dinosaur fossils near Moab back to a laboratory.
    June 11, 2013 - Washington Examiner
Quotes

  • Gerta Keller in SciScoop
    I wish I knew,said Keller. "There is some evidence that it may have hit in India, where a crater of about 500 kilometers in diameter is estimated and named Shiva by paleontologist Sankar Chatterjee from the Museum of Texas Tech University...
  • Tina Fey in Brisbane Times
    Glasses make anyone look smarter,Fey says. "You put glasses on Woody Harrelson in Indecent Proposal and he's an architect. You put a pair of glasses on Denise Richards and she's a paleontologist."
  • Jack Horner in Helena Independent Record
    This is the first book I've written for young kids that really tells what it is to be a paleontologist,Horner said. "It talks about where you find things and how you find things. It's the first one that helps kids understand how we do...

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