paleontology (palaeontology)

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• Paleontology — Palaeontology redirects here. For the scientific journal, see Palaeontology (journal). Paleontology studies the entire history of life on Earth. Paleontology (pronounced /ˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒi/; British: palaeontology; from Greek: παλαιός… …   Wikipedia

• palaeontology — n. The branch of archeology that studies fossil organisms and related remains. Syn: paleontology, fossilology. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• palaeontology — (US paleontology) ► NOUN ▪ the branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants. DERIVATIVES palaeontological adjective palaeontologist noun. ORIGIN from Greek palaios ancient + onta beings …   English terms dictionary

• paleontology —   , palaeontology.   Study of organisms from former geological periods, typically fossilized plants or animals or their parts …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

• paleontology — paleontologic /pay lee on tl oj ik/ or, esp. Brit., /pal ee /, paleontological, adj. paleontologically, adv. paleontologist, n. /pay lee euhn tol euh jee/ or, esp. Brit., /pal ee /, n., pl. paleontologies for 2. 1. the science of the forms of… …   Universalium

• paleontology — noun the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains • Syn: ↑palaeontology, ↑fossilology • Derivationally related forms: ↑palaeontological (for: ↑palaeontology), ↑palaeontologist ( …   Useful english dictionary

• Palaeontology (journal) — Infobox Journal title = Palaeontology discipline = Paleontology publisher = Blackwell Publishing country = UK JCR = 1.091 (2006) frequency = Quarterly history = 1957 present openaccess = [http://www.palass.org/modules.php?name=backissues Back… …   Wikipedia

• 1978 in paleontology — Paleontology, palaeontology or palæontology (from Greek: paleo , ancient ; ontos , being ; and logos , knowledge ) is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. [cite book |last= Newman|first …   Wikipedia

• palaeontology — [[t]pæ̱liɒntɒ̱ləʤi, AM pe͟ɪl [/t]] also paleontology N UNCOUNT Palaeontology is the study of fossils as a guide to the history of life on earth. Derived words: palaeontologist plural N COUNT ...just as a palaeontologist can reconstruct a dinosaur …   English dictionary

• palaeontology — pal|ae|on|tol|o|gy [ˌpæliɔnˈtɔlədʒi, ˌpeı US ˌpeılia:nˈta: ] n [U] a British spelling of ↑paleontology …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• paleontology — pal|e|on|tol|o|gy palaeontology [ˌpæliɔnˈtɔlədʒi, ˌpeı US ˌpeılia:nˈta:] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: paleo + Greek onta living things + English ology] the study of ↑fossils (=ancient bones, plants etc that have been preserved in rock)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English