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palæontology|ˌpæliːɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ, ˌpeɪliː-|
Also (chiefly U.S.) paleo-.
[f. palæo-, paleo- + Gr. ὄντα, pl. of ὤν being + -λογία, -logy.]
The study of extinct organized beings; that department of geology or of biology which treats of fossil animals and plants; often confined to that of extinct animals (palæozoology).
1838Lyell Elem. Geol. ii. xiii. 281 note, Palæontology is the science which treats of fossil remains, both animal and vegetable. 1851Richardson Geol. viii. (1855) 207 Palæontology may be defined to be the science of fossil animals. 1857H. Miller Test. Rocks 1 Palæontology..deals, as its subject, with all the plants and animals of all the geologic periods.
So palæontoˈlogic, -ical adjs., pertaining to palæontology; relating to extinct organisms; hence palæontoˈlogically adv., in relation to palæontology; palæonˈtologist, one versed in palæontology.
1854R. G. Latham Native Races Russian Emp. 199 We get at it by that *palaeontologic line of reasoning which characterizes geology and archaeology.
1846Worcester, *Paleontological, relating to paleontology. Conrad. 1859Darwin Orig. Spec. ix. 287 That our palæontological collections are very imperfect is admitted by every one.
1854R. G. Latham Native Races Russian Emp. 14 Upon the principles of ethnological criticism; or, changing the expression, *palaeontologically. 1876Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. xviii. 350 Palaeontologically.
1846Worcester, *Paleontologist, one versed in paleontology. 1871Tyndall Fragm. Sc. (1879) II. ix. 172 The riddle of the rocks has been read by the geologist and palaeontologist. |