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micropaleontology

micropaleontology definition

micro·paleon·tol·ogy (mī′krō pā′lē ən täl′ə jē)

noun

the branch of paleontology that deals with microscopic fossils

Related Forms:

micropaleontological mi′cro·pa′leon′·to·log′i·cal (-än′tə läj′i kəl) adjective or micropaleontologic mi′·cro·pa′leon′·to·log′ic
micropaleontologist mi′cro·pa′leon·tol′o·gist noun

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