Examples of paleobotany in a Sentence
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
Around that time, Friis met Pedersen, a young paleobotany professor in Aarhus, who was curious about the origins of flowering plants.
—Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2023
For all his deceit and disgrace, Mellaart made discoveries that led to an explosion of archaeological interest in the region, and gave a lift to the emerging science of paleobotany.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2021
Get behind-the-scenes looks with Dr. Ron Tykoski, learn about paleobotany with Dr. Dori Contreras, hear paleontologists sound off on dinosaur movies, and participate in trivia, a Q&A session and more.
—Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2020
This area has an intrinsically variable climate that alternates between flooding and drought, explains Scott Wing, research geologist and curator of paleobotany at the National Museum of Natural History.
—Anna Diamond, Smithsonian, 23 Aug. 2019
Investigators of the Great Maya Aquifer Project see the (re)discovery of Balamku as a chance to implement a totally new model of cave archaeology, one that employs cutting-edge technology and specialized fields such as 3-D mapping and paleobotany.
—Gena Steffens, National Geographic, 4 Mar. 2019
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Noun
Among these disciplines are invertebrate and vertebrate paleontology, as well as paleobotany, paleoecology and paleoclimatology.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
Around that time, Friis met Pedersen, a young paleobotany professor in Aarhus, who was curious about the origins of flowering plants.
—Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2023
For all his deceit and disgrace, Mellaart made discoveries that led to an explosion of archaeological interest in the region, and gave a lift to the emerging science of paleobotany.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2021
Get behind-the-scenes looks with Dr. Ron Tykoski, learn about paleobotany with Dr. Dori Contreras, hear paleontologists sound off on dinosaur movies, and participate in trivia, a Q&A session and more.
—Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2020
This area has an intrinsically variable climate that alternates between flooding and drought, explains Scott Wing, research geologist and curator of paleobotany at the National Museum of Natural History.
—Anna Diamond, Smithsonian, 23 Aug. 2019
Investigators of the Great Maya Aquifer Project see the (re)discovery of Balamku as a chance to implement a totally new model of cave archaeology, one that employs cutting-edge technology and specialized fields such as 3-D mapping and paleobotany.
—Gena Steffens, National Geographic, 4 Mar. 2019
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“Paleobotany.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paleobotany. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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