Palaeontology

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  palaeontology \palaeontology\ n.
     The branch of archeology that studies fossil organisms and
     related remains.
  
     Syn: paleontology, fossilology.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  palaeontology
       n : the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related
           remains [syn: {paleontology}, {fossilology}]