palaeontology [ˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ]
paleontology, palaeontology
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Palaeontology) the study of fossils to determine the structure and evolution of extinct animals and plants and the age and conditions of deposition of the rock strata in which they are found See also palaeobotany, palaeozoology
2. (Earth Sciences / Palaeontology) another name for palaeozoology
[from palaeo- + onto- + -logy]
palaeontological [ˌpælɪˌɒntəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj
palaeontologically adv
palaeontologist n
paleontology, palaeontology
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.
See also: Fossils
2. an article on paleontology. — paleontologist. palaeontologist, n. — paleontologie, palaeontologic, paleontological, palaeontological, adj.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  palaeontology - the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remainsfrill - (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs palaeobiology, paleobiology - a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms earth science - any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts micropaleontology - the paleontology of microfossils vertebrate paleontology - the paleontology of vertebrates |
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