palaeontologist
noun [ C ] UK (US paleontologist) uk/ˌpæl.i.ɒnˈtɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ us/ˌpeɪ.li.ɑːnˈtɑː.lə.dʒɪst/
古生物学家
someone who studies fossils as a way of getting information about the history of life on Earth
No palaeontologist has any clue as to what a living dinosaur actually looked like. 活恐龙长得什么样，古生物学家都毫无线索。
Palaeontologists can now look inside fossils without damaging them. 古生物学家现在可以观察化石内部而不损伤石头。
See: palaeontology
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- Brazilian palaeontologists were angered by the sale of precious relics to tourists.
- There has been much disagreement among palaeontologists.
- Palaeontologists are confident that the jawbone fragments tell a much larger story.