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Fossils the study of fossils. — fossilist, n. the branch of paleontology that studies fossil footprints. Also called ichnolithology. — ichnological, adj. the study of fossil fish. — paleichthyologist, palaeichthyologist, paleoichthyologist, palaeoichthyologist, n. — paleichthyological, palaeichthyological, paleoichthyological, palaeoichthyological, adj. the branch of paleontology that studies fossil plants and animals. — paleobiologist, palaeobiologist, n. — paleobiologic, palaeobiologic, paleobiological, palaeobiological, adj. the branch of paleology that studies fossil plants, especially their origin, structure, and growth. — paleobotanist, palaeobotanist, n. — paleobotanic, palaeobotanic, paleobotanical, palaeobotanical, adj. 1. the science of the forms of life existing in prior geologie periods from their fossilized remains. 2. an article on paleontology. — paleontologist. palaeontologist, n. — paleontologie, palaeontologic, paleontological, palaeontological, adj. the study of fossil birds. — paleornithologic, palaeornithologic, paleornithological, palaeornithological, adj. the study of fossil animals. — paleozoologic, palaeozoologic, paleozoological, palaeozoological, adj. Obsolete, the study of fossil plants. a process for detecting traces of organic elements in fossils by using heat or fire. the branch of paleontology that studies fossil excrement. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Here, apparently, was the Palaeontological Section, and a very splendid array of fossils it must have been, though the inevitable process of decay that had been staved off for a time, and had, through the extinction of bacteria and fungi, lost ninety-nine hundredths of its force, was nevertheless, with extreme sureness if with extreme slowness at work again upon all its treasures. "In your little room, sir," replied Conseil, "and in your museum, sir; and I should have already classed all your fossils, sir. And it is in fresh water that we find seven genera of Ganoid fishes, remnants of a once preponderant order: and in fresh water we find some of the most anomalous forms now known in the world, as the Ornithorhynchus and Lepidosiren, which, like fossils, connect to a certain extent orders now widely separated in the natural scale. |
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