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paleontology
Study of life in past geologic time based on fossil plants and animals.
This category is also used for
paleozoology
,
phylogeny
, and
taphonomy
Subtopics
invertebrate paleontology
micropaleontology
paleobotany
vertebrate paleontology
See also
biostratigraphy
fossils
geologic history
ichnofossils
life sciences
paleoceanography
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