paleontology

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the scientific study of prehistoric life through fossils and other remains preserved in rocks

   Paleontology uses fossils to reconstruct the organisms and environments of the geological past.

Common collocations

• vertebrate paleontology Adjective + noun

Borrowed in the nineteenth century from French paleontologie, formed from Greek palaios, 'ancient,' on (genitive ontos), 'being,' and -logia, 'study.' The spelling palaeontology preserves the traditional British palaeo- form, while American English usually uses paleo-.

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