paleontology
[pey-lee-uh n-tol-uh-jee or, esp. British, pal-ee-]
noun, plural pa·le·on·tol·o·gies for 2.
the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
a treatise on paleontology.
Origin of paleontology
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Contemporary Examples of paleontology
And if the fossils go to a private collector, they are effectively lost to paleontology and the public for good.
Stopping the Million-Dollar Fossil Thieves: Illegal Trade Meets World of Insatiable ResearchScott Bixby
June 11, 2014
He draws evidence from genetics, geography, paleontology, anatomy, and elsewhere.
Historical Examples of paleontology
Is paleontology able to succeed where physical geology fails?
Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of LifeThomas H. Huxley
Standard writers on paleontology, as has been seen, assume that she can.
Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of LifeThomas H. Huxley
The second department of science claiming our attention is that of paleontology.
American Men of MindBurton E. Stevenson
The whole work of American paleontology has, of course, been along these lines.
American Men of MindBurton E. Stevenson
Features articles of interest to students of mineralogy, geology, and paleontology.
Natural GemstonesVarious
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paleontology
[pā′lē-ŏn-tŏl′ə-jē]
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paleontology
[(pay-lee-uhn-tol-uh-jee)]
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