paleoanthropological


pa·le·o·an·thro·pol·o·gy

P0021700 (pā′lē-ō-ăn′thrə-pŏl′ə-jē)n. The study of extinct and prehistoric hominins and their primate relatives, chiefly by examining fossils and artifacts.
pa′le·o·an′thro·po·log′ic (-pə-lŏj′ĭk), pa′le·o·an′thro·po·log′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.pa′le·o·an′thro·pol′o·gist n.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.paleoanthropological - of or concerned with the scientific study of human fossils