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Meanings of paleontology in English

Russian
палеонтология
Portuguese
paleontologia
Catalan
paleontologia
Spanish
paleontología
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Scientific study of the past of life on Earth through fossils.

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палеонтология
Portuguese
paleontologia
Catalan
paleontologia

The earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains.

paleontologia
Usage of paleontology in English
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The question had implications far beyond the bounds of paleontology, of course.
A History of Science — Volume 3
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He has been interested in paleontology since he was nine years old.
The new yorker
3
It's not what paleontology is about and it frightens away potential donors.
The clouds beneath the sun
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On the other hand, evolution, tested by paleontology, proves a sound hypothesis.
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2
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Standard writers on paleontology, as has been seen, assume that she can.
Lectures and Essays
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You've helped transform paleontology, my dear, in just a few weeks.
The clouds beneath the sun
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So paleontology is a growing field, with more direct relevance now than ever.
The Guardian
8
A laboratory of vertebrate paleontology for formations other than the Quaternary.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885
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He was an anatomist by training with no background in paleontology.
A short history of nearly everything
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The whole work of American paleontology has, of course, been along these lines.
American Men of Mind
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Rather, the marginalization of paleontology flows directly from the logic of pure extrapolation.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
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That everything they have ever studied-history, archaeology and paleontology-is wrong. Her eyes sparkled.
The Necromancer
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As far as I know, it's without precedent in paleontology.
The petrified ants
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The field of molecular paleontology has recently made significant contributions to anthropology and biology.
Pubmed
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Walcott had found, in effect, the holy grail of paleontology.
A short history of nearly everything
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When it comes to paleontology and evolution there is no shortage of such titles.
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Portuguese
paleontologia
Paleontology through the time
Paleontology across language varieties
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