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Meanings of paleontology in English

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палеонтология
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paleontologia
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paleontologia
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paleontología
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Scientific study of the past of life on Earth through fossils.

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      палеонтология
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      paleontologia
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      paleontologia

      The earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains.

            paleontologia
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            Examples for "palæontology"
            Examples for "palæontology"
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            In the performance of its other tasks, however, palæontology must work independently.
            The Doctrine of Evolution: Its Basis and Its Scope
            2
            Still my imagination carried me away amongst the wonderful speculations of palæontology.
            A Journey into the Interior of the Earth
            3
            But this creature surpassed in stature all the measurements known in modern palæontology.
            A Journey into the Interior of the Earth
            4
            Until this common sense view was adopted there was no science of palæontology.
            The Doctrine of Evolution: Its Basis and Its Scope
            5
            Primary and direct evidence in favour of evolution can be furnished only by palæontology.
            Darwiniana : Essays — Volume 02
            Usage of paleontology in English
            1
            The question had implications far beyond the bounds of paleontology, of course.
            A History of Science — Volume 3
            2
            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
            4
            On the other hand, evolution, tested by paleontology, proves a sound hypothesis.
            Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2
            5
            Standard writers on paleontology, as has been seen, assume that she can.
            Lectures and Essays
            6
            You've helped transform paleontology, my dear, in just a few weeks.
            The clouds beneath the sun
            7
            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
            9
            He was an anatomist by training with no background in paleontology.
            A short history of nearly everything
            10
            The whole work of American paleontology has, of course, been along these lines.
            American Men of Mind
            11
            Rather, the marginalization of paleontology flows directly from the logic of pure extrapolation.
            The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
            12
            That everything they have ever studied-history, archaeology and paleontology-is wrong. Her eyes sparkled.
            The Necromancer
            13
            As far as I know, it's without precedent in paleontology.
            The petrified ants
            14
            The field of molecular paleontology has recently made significant contributions to anthropology and biology.
            Pubmed
            15
            Walcott had found, in effect, the holy grail of paleontology.
            A short history of nearly everything
            16
            When it comes to paleontology and evolution there is no shortage of such titles.
            Wired
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            Translations for paleontology
            Portuguese
            paleontologia
            Paleontology through the time
            Paleontology across language varieties
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