Paleoanthropologist

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Noun
  1. 1
    A scientist who specializes in paleoanthropology.

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"After seeing her initial reports on chimpanzees and tool use, Dr. Goodall's mentor the paleoanthropologist and archeologist Dr. Louis Leakey responded, "Now we must redefine tool, redefine man, or accept chimpanzees as human"."

Etymology

From paleo- + anthropology + -ist.

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