If an ancient animal had structures that looked like antlers, palaeontologists would argue that it probably used them as an elk or moose.

如果一种古代动物有看起来像鹿角的结构，古生物学家就会争论说它可能像麋鹿或驼鹿那样使用鹿角。

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Because many palaeontologists base their work on the shape of fossils alone, their methods of conservation are not designed to preserve DNA.

由于许多古生物学家的工作仅基于化石的形状，因此其保存方法并非旨在保存 DNA。

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Some palaeontologists think them members of a phylum that is now extinct.

有的古生物学家认为它们属于已经绝迹的一门动物。

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Yutyrannus huali was found in northeast Liaoning Province by palaeontologists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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Its guests - called sponsors by Centre staff - enjoy the rare opportunity of joining palaeontologists in the field.

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This went down badly with the neo-Darwinists, though it struck a chord with many of Mr Gould's fellow palaeontologists.

ECONOMIST: Stephen Jay Gould