The branch of science concerned with rocks, minerals, and fossils dug out of the earth; (also) spec. = palaeontology, n.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > [noun] > petrology or petrography > palaeontology (5) oryctology1753 The branch of science concerned with rocks, minerals, and fossils dug out of the earth; (also) spec. = palaeontology, n. fossilism1797 The scientific study of fossils, palaeontology. Obsolete. rare. palaeontology1833 The branch of science that deals with extinct and fossil humans, animals, and plants, or more generally with evidence of organic life during the… fossilology1835 The study or science of fossils; palaeontology. Cf. fossilogy, n. palaeontography1857 The description of fossil remains of extinct plants and animals; descriptive palaeontology. |
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