Paleontology

Noun

 * 1) Study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by.

Derived terms

 * micropaleontology
 * paleontological
 * paleontologist

Thesaurus
aerobiology, agrobiology, anatomy, astrobiology, bacteriology, biochemics, biochemistry, biochemy, bioecology, biological science, biology, biometrics, biometry, bionics, bionomics, biophysics, botany, cell physiology, cryobiology, cybernetics, cytology, ecology, electrobiology, embryology, enzymology, ethnobiology, exobiology, genetics, gnotobiotics, life science, microbiology, molecular biology, pharmacology, physiology, radiobiology, taxonomy, virology, xenobiology, zoology

Alternative forms

 * palæontology
 * palaeontology

Etymology
From paleo-: with onto-: and -logy:.

Translations

 * Armenian: հնէաբանություն (hnēabanut'yun)
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek: παλαιοντολογία (paleontologia)
 * Icelandic: steingervingafræði
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: палеонтологија


 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: paleontologie
 * Russian: палеонтология
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Volapük: fösilav