palaeontology
Britishnoun
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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
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another name for palaeozoology
Other Word Forms
- palaeontological adjective
- palaeontologically adverb
- palaeontologist noun
Etymology
Origin of palaeontology
C19: from palaeo- + onto- + -logy
Example Sentences
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This study is an example of how modern analytical palaeontology and rigorous scientific methods can resolve an almost century-old palaeontological enigma.
From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2024
The scientists also posted a video online showing a computer-simulated reconstruction of Jakapil kaniukura as presented by Chilean palaeoartist and palaeontology student at the Río Negro National University Gabriel Díaz Yantén.
From Salon • Aug. 15, 2022
"Dearc is a fantastic example of why palaeontology will never cease to be astounding," Ms Jagielska said.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2022
The sciences of archaeology and palaeontology were about to be revolutionised.
From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2019
The family and transition forms demanded from palaeontology by Darwinism for its family-trees, constructed not empirically but a priori, are nowhere to be found among the abundant materials which palaeontological investigation has already produced.
From At the Deathbed of Darwinism A Series of Papers by O'Harra, Edwin V.
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