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What is paleontology?


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Paleontology (n) 1. the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils. A paleontologist is someone who studies paleontology.

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Paleontology is generally the study of fossils. ChaCha!

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Paleontology is a science dealing with the life of past geological periods as known from fossil remains. Thanks for ChaCha'ing!

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The simplest definition for paleontology is "the study of ancient life."

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Paleontology: the branch of archeology that studies fossil organisms and related remains. They find our dinosaurs!! ChaCha!

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