α. 1800s– palaeichthyology, 1800s– paleichthyology.
β. 1900s– palaeoichthyology, 1900s– paleoichthyology.
palaeoichthyologypaleoichthyologyn.
/ˌpalɪəʊˌɪkθɪˈɒlədʒi/, /ˌpeɪlɪəʊˌɪkθɪˈɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪlioʊˌɪkθiˈɑlədʒi/ The branch of palaeontology that deals with extinct and fossil fishes.
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palaeoichthyology1872
1872 T. Gill Arrangem. Families Fishes p. xxiv The memoir next in importance from the great light which was shed upon many obscure questions of Palaeichthyology was contributed by England's great naturalist, Prof. Huxley.
1898 Amer. Naturalist 32 177 Whatever advances have been made in paleichthyology since the time of Louis Agassiz,..they have been rendered possible almost solely as the result of Agassiz's own researches.
1929 Science 2 Aug. 111/2 Among the noteworthy collections..are that of Devonian placoderms made by Professor J. S. Newberry (Dr. Dean's teacher in paleichthyology).
1984 L. Zusne Biogr. Dict. Psychol. 6 He made a lasting contribution to the evolutionary approach to biology through his studies in paleoichthyology.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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