Paleontologist

Imagine trying to piece together the storyline of a movie you've never seen before by only reading a few random scenes from the script. This is similar to how paleontologists work when they study fossils to understand the history of life on Earth. Just as you would use the limited scenes to reconstruct the plot and characters of the movie, paleontologists use fossils as fragments of Earth's history to piece together the story of ancient life, interpreting each fossil like a scene that offers clues about the larger narrative of evolution and extinct species.
Practice Version

Paleontologist: A scientist who studies fossils. Paleontologist. A paleontologist is a scientist who explores ancient life by studying fossils, like dinosaur bones and plant imprints.