palaeontologynoun [ U ]
mainly UK specialized US usually paleontology uk/ˌpæl.i.ɒnˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/us/ˌpeɪ.li.ɑːnˈtɑː.lə.dʒi/the study of fossils as a way of getting information about the history of life on earth and the structure of rocks
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Palaeontology & fossils
- ammonite
- ammonoid
- carbon dating
- fossil
- fossil record
- fossilize
- fossilized
- index fossil
- microfossil
- missing link
- paleontology
- petrify
- radiocarbon dating
palaeontologist
noun [ C ] mainly UK US usually paleontologist uk/ˌpæl.i.ɒnˈtɒl.ə.dʒɪst/us/ˌpeɪ.li.ɑːnˈtɑː.lə.dʒɪst/