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A scientist who studies fossils to learn about organisms that lived in the past
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The paleontologist carefully excavated the dinosaur fossils from the dig site.
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My friend is studying to become a paleontologist and is obsessed with all things prehistoric.
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Some people think paleontologists just dig up old bones, but it's much more complex than that.
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As a paleontologist of human behavior, she was able to uncover the hidden truths of society.