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paleoanthropological

paleoanthropological

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About the study of ancient human bones and early humans
  • adjective
  • /ˌpeɪliəʊˌænθrəpəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
  • Specialized
: paleoantropológico
  • He attended an international paleoanthropological conference to discuss recent fossil discoveries.

Examples

  • A recent paleoanthropological discovery in East Africa revealed new information about our ancient ancestors.

  • Her paleoanthropological research focuses on the evolutionary development of bipedalism in ancient hominins.

  • The paleoanthropological evidence suggests that early humans migrated out of Africa much earlier than previously thought.

  • The paleoanthropological findings have changed our understanding of human evolution.

  • Researchers are conducting paleoanthropological studies in East Africa.

  • Researchers conducted a paleoanthropological study to better understand the evolution of human beings.

  • The museum showcased paleoanthropological exhibits that featured fossils from early hominids.

Surface Forms

paleoanthropological positive

Morphology

paleoanthropological = paleoanthropology (semi-transparent) = paleo + anthropology + ical

Formed from 'paleo-' (ancient) + 'anthropology' with the adjective-forming suffix '-ical'; the composition is regular but the combining form 'paleo-' and the full discipline are technical.

Etymology

Paleoanthropological is made of paleo- meaning 'old' and anthropo- meaning 'human', the same parts you see in paleontology and anthropology. So, paleoanthropological describes the scientific study of ancient humans and their fossils.