n
(paleontology) The study of the remains of molluscs from archaeological sites
adj
Alternative form of archaeobotanical [(archaeology) Of or pertaining to archaeobotany]
n
(archaeology) The study of ancient deaths
n
Alternative form of body fossil [A fossil containing part of an organism's body, as opposed to a trace fossil.]
adj
Alternative form of crenarchaeotal [Of or pertaining to the Crenarchaeota]
n
(paleontology) Any preserved evidence of ancient life, including shells, imprints, burrows, coprolites, and organically-produced chemicals.
n
Obsolete spelling of micropalaeontology
n
The branch of geology relating to fossils.
adj
Of or pertaining to palaeoanthropology
n
(hypercorrect, British spelling) Alternative spelling of paleanthropology [(American spelling) The scientific study of fossil humans, and the evolution of modern man.]
n
The plants (of a specific region) in the geologic past
n
The study of prehistoric mammals
n
Britain standard spelling of paleontology.
n
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of paleornithologist [A paleontologist who studies fossil birds.]
n
(countable) The salinity of the seas in the geologic past
adj
A prehistoric organism.
adv
(uncommon) Of or relating to a paleoanthropological field or study.
n
(US) art that depicts subjects related to paleontology
n
The relationship of information about the sky to historical records; a fusion discipline between paleontology and astronomy.
n
bathymetry of prehistoric seas
n
Ancient carbonate, especially in ancient waterways
n
A prehistoric colony (of animals or birds)
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to the environment at a particular time in the geologic past.
n
ethnography of paleolithic man
n
(ecology, archaeology) An extinct habitat that can only be reconstructed from fossils
n
evidence for an ancient event
n
The study of the distant human past by linguistic means.
n
A relic from the Paleolithic era.
n
(paleontology) paleontology of mollusks (fossil shells).
n
A map of an ancient landscape
n
The neuroanatomy of ancient (typically extinct) animals
n
One who studies paleopalynology.
n
The use of modern radiological techniques to study ancient remains and artifacts.
n
A reconstruction of a paleoenvironment
adj
Relating to the south as it was in prehistoric times
n
technology used by ancient peoples
adj
(weather) Relating to paleotempestology.
n
(zoology) The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and the creatures that were transformed into them
n
Alternative form of paleoichnology [(paleontology) A branch of ichnology concerned with the study of trace fossils preserved in ancient rocks.]
n
Obsolete form of paleology. [The study of antiquities or of the ancient past]
n
obsolete typography of palaeontology [Britain standard spelling of paleontology.]
adj
Fossilized earlier than surrounding material.
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