paleontology
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- noun
- /ˌpeɪliɒnˈtɑːlədʒi/
- Specialized
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paleontología
- I am in town for a conference on vertebrate paleontology.
- Vertebrate Paleontology
- paleontology and geology
- paleontology and archaeology
But if you say it's a SATA Luyuk or some place else, paleontology is very vague.
- But if you say it's a SATA Luyuk or some place else, paleontology is very vague.
Examples
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Studying paleontology helps us understand the evolution of life through ancient fossils.
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Once they are accepted in the Junior Paleontology Program, the youth study five educational tracks.
Academic text (2003) -
Because paleontology is science, and science is about the truth.
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You know, someone like you with an engineer's mind would really like paleontology.
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Mary went on to become one of the founding mothers of the science of paleontology.
Fiction book (2000) -
The answer lies in paleontology, the study of past geological periods through fossil remains.
Academic text (1994) -
Like all other scientific disciplines, paleontology has a history punctuated by change.
Academic text (2007) -
The disappearance remains one of paleontology's enduring mysteries.
Academic text (2006) -
Working with Hans Larsson, a graduate student in paleontology at the university, Andersen had taken CAT scans of dinosaur braincases.
Academic text (2000) -
Stephen Jay Gould (left) and Niles Eldredge, curator of paleontology, with Norman Newell, curator emeritus (seated).
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
The study of fossils to learn about ancient life and environments
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.9
The study of fossils of animals with backbones, like fish and mammals
- Specialized
The study of ancient human bones and how people changed over time
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Paleontology starts with paleo- meaning 'old' and ends with -logy meaning 'study', just like in biology. So, paleontology is the study of ancient life by looking at fossils.