paleobiology

paleobiology
paleobiological /pay'lee oh buy'euh loj"i keuhl/ or, esp. Brit., /pal'ee-/, paleobiologic, adj.paleobiologist, n.
/pay'lee oh buy ol"euh jee/ or, esp. Brit., /pal'ee-/, n.
the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, esp. with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.
[1890-95; PALEO- + BIOLOGY]

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