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palæozoology|-zəʊˈɒlədʒɪ, -zuː-|
Also (chiefly U.S.) paleo-.
[f. palæo-, paleo- + zoology.]
That department of zoology, or of palæontology, which treats of extinct or fossil animals. (Correlative to palæophytology.)
1857in Mayne Expos. Lex. 1861R. E. Grant Tab. View Prim. Div. Anim. Kingd. 8 The history of existing animals belongs to Cainozoology, and that of extinct forms to Palæozoology. 1862Burton Bk. Hunter (1863) 2 Get the passive student once into palæozoology and he takes your other hard names..for granted. 1889H. A. Nicholson in Nicholson & Lydekker Man. Palæont. (ed. 3) I. i. 3 Palæozoology and Palæobotany are inseparably connected with Neozoology and Neobotany. 1935Twenhofel & Shrock Invertebr. Paleontol. i. 1 Paleontology..may be divided into paleobotany, treating of fossil plants, and paleozoology, treating of fossil animals. 1953E. S. Barghoorn in H. Shapley Climatic Change xx. 238 Ecologic interpretation..will always require confirming evidence from the physical geology and paleozoölogy. 1978D. Bloodworth Crosstalk iv. 38 A common interest in paleozoology.
Hence ˌpalæozooˈlogical a., belonging to palæozoology; ˌpalæozoˈologist, a student of extinct or fossil animals.
1866Phil. Trans. R. Soc. CLVI. 672 A complete Monograph of the structure and life-history of that organism [sc. Pentacrinus] would be one of the most valuable contributions which Palæo-zoological science could receive. 1894Nat. Science Sept. 175 A distinct revival of palæozoological interest in the Geological Society. 1909Webster, Paleozoölogist. 1947Jrnl. Paleontol. XXI. 574/1 This seems to be the favored path of some paleontologists (or should I call them paleo⁓zoologists?). 1957Antiquity XXXI. 78 The field research necessary for a meaningful paleoclimatological, paleobotanical, and paleozoological history of post-glacial south-western Asia is only beginning. 1972D. Bloodworth Any Number can Play x. 81 Max..was a paleo⁓zoologist..doing some work on prehistoric monkeys. |