palaeontology
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palaeontology (ˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | palaeobotany See also palaeozoology the study of fossils to determine the structure and evolution of extinct animals and plants and the age and conditions of deposition of the rock strata in which they are found |
| 2. | another name for palaeozoology |
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| palaeontological | |
| —adj | |
| palaeonto'logically | |
| —adv | |
| palaeon'tologist | |
| —n | |
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| palaeontology | |
noun | |
| the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains [syn: paleontology] |
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