Synonyms for paleontology
ˌpeɪ li ənˈtɒl ə dʒi; esp. Brit. ˌpæl i-pa·le·on·tol·o·gy

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1. paleontology, palaeontology, fossilologynoun

   the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains

   Synonyms:
   fossilology, palaeontology

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1. List of paraphrases for "paleontology":

   palaeontology, paleontological

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1. Paleontologist Xu Xing:

   It's given me the chance to tell young kids about paleontology in China.

2. John Kappelman:

   The way to test between these hypotheses is to collect more fossils, establishing when, exactly, the Eurasian fauna entered Afro-Arabia remains one of the most important questions in paleontology, and West Turkana is one of the only places we know of to find that answer.

3. Erich Fitzgerald:

   Paleontology is one of the last branches of science where serendipity, where chance events, timing, coincidence plays a most vital role, on that particular day at that particular time, Phil Mullaly was the right man for the job on that beach on the southern coast of Australia.

4. Gary Arndt:

   Many archeology and paleontology sites are often disappointing, because the things that made them famous have been dug out of the ground and are now in museums. it is by far the most ambitious World Heritage site I've visited.

5. Adam Marsh:

   We're just now scraping the surface about nuts-and-bolts paleontology.