paleontological

[pay-lee-ahn-tuh-lahj-ik-uhl]

adjective

1. of or relating to paleontology.

Example Sentences

This new dinosaur species also highlights the untapped potential of the region for further paleontological discoveries.

From Science Daily

When the skeletal remains of a giant ground sloth were first unearthed in 1796, the discovery marked one of the earliest paleontological finds in American history.

From Science Daily

The Amazon rainforest is one of the harshest regions for paleontological fieldwork.

From Science Daily

The work, published today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, compared historical descriptions of the size and diet of California grizzly bears with new paleontological data of these traits.

From Science Magazine

In Western Queensland, dinosaur discoveries have sent tourists flocking to paleontological digs.

From New York Times