palaeozoology

noun

the study of fossil animalsAlso called: palaeontology

Derived Formspalaeozoological (ˌpælɪəʊˌzʊəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivepalaeozoologist, noun

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Historical Examples of palaeozoology

But he adds: "It cannot be said that palaeozoology (the science of fossil animals) has yet arrived at this desirable standpoint."
Illogical Geology
George McCready Price