micropaleontology
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Related to micropaleontology: vertebrate paleontology, paleobotany
mi·cro·pa·le·on·tol·o·gy
(mī′krō-pā′lē-ŏn-tŏl′ə-jē, -ən-)n.
The branch of paleontology that deals with microfossils.
mi′cro·pa′le·on′to·log′ic (-ŏn′tl-ŏj′ĭk), mi′cro·pa′le·on′to·log′i·cal adj.
mi′cro·pa′le·on·tol′o·gist n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() fossilology, palaeontology, paleontology - the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains |
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