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PALEOBIOLOGY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does paleobiology mean?
• PALEOBIOLOGY (noun)
The noun PALEOBIOLOGY has 1 sense:
1. a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms
Familiarity information: PALEOBIOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
palaeobiology; paleobiology
Hypernyms ("paleobiology" is a kind of...):
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
fossilology; palaeontology; paleontology (the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paleobiology"):
palaeobotany; paleobotany (the study of fossil plants)
palaeozoology; paleozoology (the study of fossil animals)
Context examples
That Gladbachus reconstruction model runs counter to some long-held notions in marine paleobiology.
(Ancient sharks likely more diverse than previously thought, National Science Foundation)
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