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    pa·le·on·tol·o·gy
    /ˌpālēˌənˈtäləjē/

    noun

    • 1. the branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants.

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  2. www.britannica.com › science › paleontologyPaleontology | Definition, Examples, & Facts | Britannica

    Oct 17, 2024 · paleontology, scientific study of life of the geologic past that involves the analysis of plant and animal fossils, including those of microscopic size, preserved in rocks.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PaleontologyPaleontology - Wikipedia

    Paleontology (/ ˌ p eɪ l i ɒ n ˈ t ɒ l ə dʒ i, ˌ p æ l i-,-ən-/ PAY-lee-on-TOL-ə-jee, PAL-ee-, -⁠ən-), also spelled palaeontology [a] or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present).

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPALEONTOLOGY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the scientific study of organisms that lived on earth before there were written records, esp. by examining fossils. paleontologist. noun [ C ] earth science us / ˌpeɪ·li·ənˈtɑl·ə·dʒɪst, ˌpæl·i- / (Definition of paleontology from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of paleontology. paleontology.

  5. www.discovermagazine.com › the-sciences › what-is-paleontology-and-what-does-aWhat Is Paleontology, And What Does A Paleontologist Do?

    Mar 30, 2023 · In the simplest of terms, paleontology is the study of ancient animals and other organisms through the analysis of their fossils. Scrutinizing these traces of past life, the field explains almost every aspect of an ancient organism’s existence, including its anatomy, activity, evolution and environment. Paleontological Discoveries.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › paleontologyPaleontology Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PALEONTOLOGY is a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains. How to use paleontology in a sentence. Did you know?

  7. ucmp.berkeley.edu › paleo › paleowhatWhat is Paleontology?

    Paleoecology: Study of the ecology and climate of the past, as revealed both by fossils and by other methods. In short, paleontology is the study of what fossils tell us about the ecologies of the past, about evolution, and about our place, as humans, in the world.

  8. education.nationalgeographic.org › resource › paleontology-xPaleontology - Education | National Geographic Society

    Paleontology is the scientific study of prehistoric life and Earth’s history through the examination of fossils. Fossils are preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms, which became buried in layers of sediment and transformed into rocks over time.

  9. education.nationalgeographic.org › resource › paleontologyPaleontology - Education | National Geographic Society

    Oct 15, 2024 · Paleontology is the study of the history of life on Earth as based on fossils. Fossils are the remains of plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and single-celled living things that have been replaced by rock material or impressions of organisms preserved in rock.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPALEONTOLOGY definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    the study of fossils as a way of getting information about the history of life on Earth and the structure of rocks: Paleontology is the study of fossils and the evolution of life on Earth. Their field of expertise is paleontology and proving the existence of prehistoric creatures. Fewer examples.

  11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › paleontologyPaleontology Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    PALEONTOLOGY meaning: the science that deals with the fossils of animals and plants that lived very long ago especially in the time of dinosaurs