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micropaleontology

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(mī′krō pā′lē ən täl′ə jē)

noun

the branch of paleontology that deals with microscopic fossils

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See micropaleontology in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The branch of paleontology that deals with microfossils.

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  • miˌcro·paˌle·onˌto·logˈic (-ŏnˌtl-ŏjˈĭk), miˌcro·paˌle·onˌto·logˈi·cal adjective
  • miˌcro·paˌle·on·tolˈo·gist noun

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