paleontological

Variant of paleontology

paleontology definition

pale·on·tol·ogy (pā′lē ən täl′ə jē, -lē än-)

noun

  1. the branch of geology that deals with life forms from the past, esp. prehistoric life forms, through the study of fossils
  2. a treatise on this subject

Etymology: Fr paléontologie: see pale- & onto- & -logy

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