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(paleontology, palynology) Any small, non-acid-soluble (i.e. non-carbonate, non-siliceous) organic fossil that cannot be classified.
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Alternative form of archaeozoological [(archaeology) Of or pertaining to archaeozoology]
adj
Alternative form of bathyarchaeotal [Relating to archaea of the phylum Bathyarchaeota]
adj
Alternative form of chirotherian [Relating to Chirotherium fossils.]
n
fauna that lived only in a specific period in history
n
A paleoburrow that has become filled with soil.
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Alternative form of cryptozoology [Study of cryptids, animals whose existence has not been proven.]
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Any geological object that has characteristics of a fossil but whose identity is uncertain
adj
Alternative form of euryarchaeotic [Relating to extremophile microorganisms of the phylum Euryarchaeota]
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The prehistoric period in which a particular type of animal existed
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(rare) Early or primitive life; protozoa
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The realm or sphere of fossils.
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Alternative form of ichnocoenosis [A trace fossil assemblage, the progenitors of which all belonged to the same faunal community.]
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(paleontology) A trace fossil; a fossil record that preserves some activity of an organism, but no part of the organism itself.
adj
Relating to ichthyoarchaeology
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Any ancient remains of a plant or animal that lived during a specific geological period and that can be used to date the containing rocks.
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(paleontology) A sedimentary deposit that exhibits extraordinary fossil richness or completeness.
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Alternative spelling of necropoleis
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Alternative form of palaeoichthyology [The scientific study of prehistoric fish.]
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Alternative form of paleodont [An artiodactyl belonging to the suborder Paleodonta.]
adj
Alternative form of paleoencephalic [Relating to the paleoencephalon.]
n
The scientific study of prehistoric insects.
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Alternative form of paleofauna [(geology, zoology) The animals that were alive in a particular period of geological history, especially those known only as fossils]
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Alternative form of paleognath [(zoology) Any bird of the superorder Paleognathae.]
adj
Alternative form of paleoherpetological [Relating to paleoherpetology.]
adj
Of or pertaining to scientific study of prehistoric fish.
n
The scientific study of prehistoric fish.
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Alternative form of paleolith [A relic from the Paleolithic era.]
adj
Relating to the palaeoniscids
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Alternative form of paleophysiology [The scientific study of the evolutionary basis of animal physiology.]
adj
Pertaining to the period of Earth's geologic history when the flora was dominated by seedless plants.
n
Alternative form of paleoproteomics [The study of paleoproteomes]
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Alternative form of paleothere [(paleontology) Any extinct mammal of the genus Palaeotherium.]
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Relating to ancient tides
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Alternative form of paleovegetation [The vegetation of an area in the distant past]
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Alternative form of palempore
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An ancient, extinct camelid
adj
(zoology) Belonging or relating to the paleognaths.
adj
Alternative spelling of palaeoichthyological [Of or pertaining to scientific study of prehistoric fish.]
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Alternative spelling of palaeoichthyology [The scientific study of prehistoric fish.]
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Alternative form of palaeomodeling [The modeling of organism distributions in prehistoric times]
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(biology) Any prehistoric plant, especially one known only from fossils
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(paleontology) Of or relating to Paleotherium.
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Alternative form of palaeoichthyology [The scientific study of prehistoric fish.]
adj
Of or relating to a palinode.
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trace fossils of a distinctive kind indicating an animal grazing
n
Alternative form of planktology [The study of plankton]
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(paleontology) Narrower at the top.
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any natural object that resembles a fossil
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(paleontology) A type of fossil reflecting the reworking of sediments and hard substrates by organisms, rather than the physical remains of the organism itself. This includes structures such as burrows, trails, impressions, coprolites and borings.
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(informal, paleoanthropology, dated) The original specimen of Paranthropus boisei, then known as Zinjanthropus.
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(paleontology) A taxon that falsely appears to persist until, or reappear at, a time in the fossil record later than the taxon's actual point of extinction, due to fossils of organisms belonging to the taxon having been eroded from their original strata and redeposited in the source sediments for younger strata.
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