How to Use paleontology in a Sentence

paleontology

noun
  • And that push and pull has been with paleontology ever since.
    — National Geographic, 30 June 2020
  • That overlap between the art world and paleontology would have seemed strange not long ago.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
  • But a lot has changed in paleontology over the last 150 years.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
  • Until now, there was a conflict in the field of paleontology.
    — ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • In the lead-up to the book and film, the field of paleontology was undergoing tremendous change.
    — Matthew A. Brown, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2021
  • As a new feature, Bianco plans to have an eye-spy game inside the paleontology tent soon.
    — Megan Shinn, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • These fossils are now helping to solve a mystery in paleontology.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Zanno, who is head of paleontology at the museum, was thrilled.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
  • To help the paleontology team, the construction crew excavated the rock and brought a huge load up to street level.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2021
  • The realization that at least some dinosaurs still flock among us has given a greater depth to paleontology than the field’s founders could have imagined.
    — Riley Black, Popular Science, 14 Sep. 2023
  • In the early years of paleontology, it would have been considered beneath the dignity of the field even to pose the question.
    — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The incident was one of the most strange and startling moments in the history of paleontology.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2023
  • Here’s a closer look at how the Iguanodon left its mark on paleontology around the world and the turf around Canyon Lake.
    — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The findings solve a 60-year-old mystery in paleontology.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Bastien said capturing the imagination of a child is one of the most important roles of paleontology.
    — Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, 16 July 2019
  • In the early days of paleontology, slapping a –saurus on a Greek or Latin prefix was all that was necessary.
    — Brian Switek, Smithsonian, 20 Mar. 2017
  • Plus one last trip to a paleontology museum to reflect on and compare what’s been learned along the way, feeling in that excitement like children again.
    — Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • That was what attracted him to join the Nat paleontology team in 2019.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2022
  • And in the past few years, Argonne researchers have applied their machinery to paleontology.
    — Hannah Gavin, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2016
  • This is one of the most important books on dinosaurs ever written, in terms of its impact on paleontology and on the public consciousness.
    — Steve Brusatte, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Ross's paleontology conference—brought the friends to Barbados for the weekend at the end of season nine.
    — Louis Cheslaw, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Sep. 2019
  • The ruling sent shock waves through the paleontology world, threatening to upend the way fossil hunters have operated for decades.
    — Jeremy P. Jacobs, Science | AAAS, 10 July 2019
  • But for most of the history of paleontology in the Isle of Wight, only a handful of species have been discovered.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2023
  • In a new role, Garrett gets to combine two of his off-field passions in community outreach and paleontology.
    — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2022
  • To be able to track an Ice Age animal’s movements in such detail is a stunning milestone in paleontology.
    — Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The research behind these trackways and other fossils is ongoing in the field of paleontology and at the museum.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2022
  • All around Africa Genetics and paleontology have both agreed that Africa gave rise to modern humans.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 1 Oct. 2017
  • Huxley’s specimen, a near-complete skeleton of the diminutive dinosaur, was one of the best yet discovered by the young field of paleontology.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
  • In 1850, Samuel Stutchbury dropped a bomb on the paleontology world.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Ross seemed like a geek because his paleontology was frequently mocked and there’s something gluey in the music of David Schwimmer’s whine.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2019

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