paleobiology

American  

[pey-lee-oh-bahy-ol-uh-jee, pal-ee-] / ˌpeɪ li oʊ baɪˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌpæl i- /

noun

1. the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, especially with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.

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Other Word Forms

• paleobiologic adjective
• paleobiological adjective
• paleobiologist noun

Etymology

Origin of paleobiology

First recorded in 1890–95; paleo- + biology

Example Sentences

And thanks to this technology, whose application to paleobiology is pioneered in Domínguez-Rodrigo's lab, he says archaeologists can now analyze information far more quickly and accurately than before.

From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2023

The crew includes the book’s three heroines: recently widowed paleobiology grad student Jane, who has been dogged by sexism in her male-dominated field, and her two feisty, fatherless daughters, Eve, 15, and Vera, 13.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2023

Determined to carry on her own research in paleobiology and to keep her daughters close, Jane has brought the girls along on a field expedition to the frozen edge of the planet.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2023

“Now it’s time for all the rest of us working in dinosaur paleobiology to get to work and discover some more early dinosaurs.”

From Science Magazine • Aug. 31, 2022

Taxonomic keys in natural history papers should use the alined-couplet form in the zoology and paleobiology series and the multi-level indent form in the botany series.

From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby