palaeontology
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palaeontology
(ˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ)n
1. (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. (Palaeontology) another name for palaeozoology
[C19: from palaeo- + onto- + -logy]
palaeontological adj
ˌpalaeˌontoˈlogically adv
ˌpalaeonˈtologist n
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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: Fossils2. an article on paleontology. — paleontologist. palaeontologist, n. — paleontologie, palaeontologic, paleontological, palaeontological, adj.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() frill - (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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