paleontologynoun [ U ]
US specialized also mainly UK palaeontology uk/ˌpæl.i.ənˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/us/ˌpæl.i.ənˈtɑː.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
- palaeontology
- petrify
- radiocarbon dating
paleontologist
noun [ C ] US also mainly UK palaeontologist usuk/-dʒɪst/