Other Words from paleoanthropology

paleoanthropological \ ˌpā-lē-ō-ˌan(t)-thrə-pə-ˈlä-ji-kəl

, especially British ˌpa- \ adjective

paleoanthropologist \ ˌpā-lē-ō-ˌan(t)-thrə-ˈpä-lə-jist

, especially British ˌpa- \ noun

Examples of paleoanthropology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Just one meaningful face-to-face meeting can make your whole trip, but just imagine taking a helicopter flight to the Turkana Basin to look at fossils during an exclusive one-on-one meeting with the first family of paleoanthropology, the Leakeys. — Allison Olmsted, Forbes, 7 June 2022 The research team hopes this spacecraft will do for planetary science what that skeleton did for paleoanthropology, by giving us a look at the formation and evolution of our solar system. — Sarah Scoles, Wired, 17 Aug. 2021 The story of human evolution is changing all the time in what is a particularly exciting period for paleoanthropology, Stringer said. — Katie Hunt, CNN, 25 June 2021 However, the problem with archeology and paleoanthropology is that the act of excavating a fossil or an artefact is inherently destructive. — Jesse Martin, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2021 The success of this technique has big implications for the future of paleoanthropology. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 14 Nov. 2019 Those were my early and important days in my development as one of the leaders in paleoanthropology. — Grant Segall, cleveland, 24 Oct. 2019 Meanwhile, Greece, like much of southeastern Europe, hasn’t exactly been a hotspot for paleoanthropology—despite its geographic importance. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 10 July 2019 And in paleoanthropology sites, these variations can convey information about the local ecology and environment through time. — Paige Madison, National Geographic, 12 Mar. 2019 See More

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“Paleoanthropology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paleoanthropology. Accessed 3 Jul. 2022.

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