“Paleontologists” or “Palaeontologists”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 7 prefer “paleontologists” and 0 prefer “palaeontologists”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	paleontologists	palaeontologists	Preference
United States	100	0	“paleontologists”
United Kingdom	80	20	“paleontologists”
India	78	22	“paleontologists”
Philippines	100	0	“paleontologists”
Canada	100	0	“paleontologists”
Australia	71	29	“paleontologists”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	71	29	“paleontologists”
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“paleontologists”

…and Mary Leakey, both famous paleontologists.
…follows a 2015 analysis by paleontologists Robert DePalma, David Burnham, Larry…
…which is thought by many paleontologists to have caused the extinction…
Category:Amateur paleontologists
Paleontologists therefore use a distinguishing feature…
We are paleontologists, so we need a name…
…branches, It was assumed by paleontologists Scott Sampson and his colleagues…
In November 1993, the Chinese paleontologists Hou Lianhai and Hu Yoaming,…
…they were uncovered by human paleontologists in 2006.
…by an international team of paleontologists led by Justine Myskowiak.

“palaeontologists”

In 2005, palaeontologists Gavin Young and Hans-Peter Schultze…
…the work carried out by palaeontologists studying evolutionary radiations has been…
…a claim dismissed by most palaeontologists.
…they find themselves assisting rival palaeontologists attempting to prove competing theories…
It was popular amongst anti-Darwinian palaeontologists because it stated that evolution…
…worn by Seth; however, the palaeontologists André Jacques Veldmeijer, Marco Signore,…
…and figured in 1990 by palaeontologists Alexander W. A. Kellner and…
Palaeontologists Jaime A. Headden and Herbert…
In 2011, American palaeontologists Kevin Padian and John R.…
…of the Australian Association of Palaeontologists

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