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paleontologynoun(American spelling) The study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils.
paleontologicalnounOf or pertaining to paleontology.
paleozoologynoun(zoology) The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and the creatures that were transformed into them
paleobiologynounThe branch of biology or paleontology concerned with the study of fossils of plants and animals
paleobiologicalOf or pertaining to paleobiology
paleogenenoun(geology) The Paleogene period.
paleosolnoun(soil science) A layer of fossil soil buried beneath other sediments or deposits.
paleobotanynounThe branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils. [from 19th c.]
paleontologistnounOne who studies paleontology.
paleaenoun(botany) The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
palaeontologynoun(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of paleontology. [(American spelling) The study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils.]
paleozoicnoun(geology) The Paleozoic era.
paleobotanicalOf or pertaining to paleobotany.
paleoecologynounThe ecology of the ancient past and of extinct organisms
paleoanthropologynoun(anthropology) The scientific study of ancient human remains.
paleoanthropologicalAlternative spelling of palaeoanthropological. [Of or pertaining to palaeoanthropology]
paleolithicnounA period that lasted from two and a half million years ago to 10,000 BCE; the Old Stone Age.
palaeontologicalnounAlternative spelling of paleontological. [Of or pertaining to paleontology.]
paleocenenoun(geology) A geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 65 to 56 million years ago; marked by the rise of the first large mammals in a tropical climate.
paleocortexnoun(anatomy) A layer of the cerebral cortex, intermediate phylogenetically between the neocortex and archicortex, and separated from the neocortex by the rhinal fissure

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