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palaeobiology::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | paleobiology |
| Type of | biological science, biology, fossilology, palaeontology, paleontology |
| Has types | palaeozoology, paleobotany, palaeobotany, paleozoology |
Examples of palaeobiology
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If the findings are right, they could sink one of the major theories in the field of palaeobiology.
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It's hotly contested in palaeobiology circles.
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The most significant breakthrough in hominid palaeobiology will be the recognition that fossil vertebrates are a limited and non-renewable resource.
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Professor of evolutionary palaeobiology at Cambridge, Simon Conway Morris has an impressive academic pedigree, as well as an enviable way with words.
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- Paleobiology: a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms
- Paleobiology (sometimes spelled palaeobiology) is a growing and comparatively new discipline which combines the methods and findings of the natural science biology with the methods and findings of the earth science paleontology. It is occasionally referred to as "geobiology."
- A branch of palaeontology dealing with the study of fossils as organisms rather than as features of historical geology.
