palaeontology

Definitions of palaeontology
  1. noun
    the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains
    synonyms: fossilology, paleontology
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    palaeobiology, paleobiology
    a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms
    micropaleontology
    the paleontology of microfossils
    vertebrate paleontology
    the paleontology of vertebrates
    human palaeontology, human paleontology, palaeoanthropology, paleoanthropology
    the scientific study of human fossils
    palaeobotany, paleobotany
    the study of fossil plants
    palaeozoology, paleozoology
    the study of fossil animals
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    earth science
    any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts
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