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. Dean Lomax:

   It is an honor to name a new species, but to name it after somebody with such an important role in helping sculpt the science of paleontology is something I’m very proud of.

2. Paleontologist Xu Xing:

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

3. Jelle Wiersma:

   It is extremely fascinating and important for the science of paleontology that we can read so much information from the fossil record, allowing us to better understand extinct organisms and the ecosystems they were a part of, a major long-term goal of our work in southern Utah is to try and understand why the species in The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument differ from relatives of the same geologic age found in other parts of Laramidia.

4. Adam Marsh:

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

5. Andrew Farke:

   One of the Holy Grails of dinosaur paleontology is trying to distinguish male and female dinosaurs, i think this is one of those cases that's quite suggestive. I wouldn't say it's necessarily airtight, but it's fairly suggestive of something going with these animals.