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palaeontology::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fossilology, paleontology |
| Type of | earth science |
| Has types | micropaleontology, palaeobiology, paleobiology, vertebrate paleontology |
| Derivation | palaeontological, palaeontologist |
Examples of palaeontology
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By its very nature, the evidence for this idea comes mainly from palaeontology.
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Poaching is as bad a problem to palaeontology as grave robbing is to archaeology.
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In the field of palaeontology, for example, the stock of crocodiles is rising.
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Grande did, and was so captivated he switched from economics to palaeontology.
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The study of the earth, particularly palaeontology, blossomed in the 19th century.
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That kind of price turns fossils into trophies, putting palaeontology at risk.
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Evidence of provenance can be of importance in archaeology and palaeontology.
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Related to palaeontology and really in the same strain as the earth sciences.
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Her husband, Tom, is a curator of vertebrate palaeontology at the Museum of Victoria.
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- Paleontology: the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains
- (palaeontologist) paleontologist: a specialist in paleontology
- Paleontology or palaeontology (/u02CCpeu026Alu026Au0252nu02C8tu0252lu0259du0292i/, /u02CCpeu026Alu026Au0259nu02C8tu0252lu0259du0292i/ or /u02CCpu00E6lu026Au0252nu02C8tu0252lu0259du0292i/, /u02CCpu00E6lu026Au0259nu02C8tu0252lu0259du0292i/) is the scientific study of life existent prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene Epoch roughly 11,700 years before present...
- Palaeontology is one of the two journals of the Palaeontological Association. It has been published yearly since 1957, and is currently issued in 6 parts per year. It is published on behalf of the Association by Blackwell Publishing. The chief editor is David Batten.
- The branch of science that deals with extinct and fossilised animals and plants. Find out more
- The study of life in past geological time, based on fossil plants and animals and including phylogeny, their relationships to existing plants, animals, and environments, and the chronology of the Earth's history.
- The study of fossils.
