pa·le·o·zo·ol·o·gy (p  l - -z- l  -j)n. The branch of paleontology that deals with animal fossils and ancient animal life. pa le·o·zoo·logi·cal (-z-lj -kl) adj.pa le·o·zo·olo·gist n. |
| paleozoology (pl--z-l-j) The scientific study of animal fossils and the evolution of animals. |
paleozoology, palaeozoology
the study of fossil animals. — paleozoologic, palaeozoologic, paleozoological, palaeozoological, adj.
See also: Fossils
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | paleozoology - the study of fossil animals paleomammalogy - the paleobiology of ancient mammals palaeornithology, paleornithology - the paleobiology of birds palaeobiology, paleobiology - a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals |
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