paleobiology

noun pa·leo·bi·ol·o·gy \-bī-ˈä-lə-jē\

Definition of PALEOBIOLOGY

: a branch of paleontology concerned with the biology of fossil organisms

— pa·leo·bi·o·log·i·cal \-bī-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ also pa·leo·bi·o·log·ic \-ˈlä-jik\ adjective

— pa·leo·bi·ol·o·gist \-bī-ˈä-lə-jist\ noun

1893

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