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Paleontology   /pˌeɪliəntˈɑlədʒi/   Listen
Paleontology

noun
1.
The earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains.  Synonyms: fossilology, palaeontology.



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human paleontology
micropaleontology
vertebrate paleontology


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... jaws of man are characters of "retardation." The characters of the prominent nose with its elevated bridge, is a result of "acceleration," since it is a superaddition to the quadrumanous type from both the standpoints of paleontology and embryology.[2] The development of the bridge of the nose is no doubt directly connected with the development of the front of the cerebral part of the skull and ethmoid bone, which sooner or later carries the nasal ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 • Various
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Words linked to "Paleontology" :   paleontologist, paleontological, palaeontology, earth science, frill, paleobiology, vertebrate paleontology, palaeobiology, micropaleontology


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