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> geology nerd

Shouldn't that be "paleontology nerd?"

Paleontology used to be a subspecialty of geology, for a long time after they proved fossils had once been animals. Which the geologists had to do.

See footnote 1

Where is footnote 1?

I just looked up the authors of the article from their links at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363885520_Seals_wha... and none mentions geology, though they did mention paleobiology, paleontology and fossils.

What did I miss?

The footnotes for the article are in the first comment. The author put a humorous footnote about being pedantic.

"I'd expected there to be less of you." "FEWER!!"

And, in doing so, was pedantic!