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单词 palaeontology
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palaeontology
noun[U]
scienceUKspecialized(USpaleontology)
uk
/ˌpæl.i.ɒnˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/us
/ˌpeɪ.li.ɑːnˈtɑː.lə.dʒi/
thestudyoffossilsas a way of gettinginformationabout thehistoryoflifeonEarthand thestructureofrocks:
Palaeontology is thestudyoffossilsand theevolutionoflifeonEarth.
Theirfieldofexpertiseis palaeontology andprovingtheexistenceofprehistoriccreatures.
More examples
  • Amateurs havetraditionallyplayedanimportantrolein palaeontology.
  • Palaeontologyworksbycomparingpast andpresentorganismswith each other.
  • Heteachespalaeontology at theuniversityof Ferrara.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Palaeontology & fossils
  • ammonite
  • ammonoid
  • biozone
  • carbon dating
  • fossil
  • fossil record
  • fossilization
  • fossilize
  • fossilized
  • index fossil
  • microfossil
  • missing link
  • palaeontologist
  • petrifaction
  • petrify
  • radiocarbon dating

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palaeontologist
(Definition ofpalaeontologyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
palaeontology
noun[U]
sciencemainlyUKspecialized(USusuallypaleontology)
uk
/ˌpæl.i.ɒnˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/us
/ˌpeɪ.li.ɑːnˈtɑː.lə.dʒi/
thestudyoffossilsas a way of gettinginformationabout thehistoryoflifeonearthand thestructureofrocks
古生物学

Examplesofpalaeontology

palaeontology
I looked in vain for the terms theropod, cynodont and perissodactyl and yet some 10% of the definitions are apparently devoted topalaeontology.
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Investigations of regional tectonics included work on structural geology, stratigraphy andpalaeontology, and collecting samples for palaeomagnetic and isotope age studies.
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It is highly recommended to those interested inpalaeontologyat any level.
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The first two chapters set the scene whilst the third introduces something of thepalaeontology.
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Additionally, there has been a lot of interest in the vertebratepalaeontologywith attempts to integrate body and trace fossils.
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It is a multi-disciplinary science that encompasses the disciplines of chemistry, biology,palaeontology, geology, atmospheric physics, planetary physics and stellar physics.
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Against this, source rock evaluation and oil-oil/oil-source rock correlation are particularly well done, as is the application ofpalaeontology.
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Palaeontologyjournals these days publish a regular stream of papers which deal with disintegration of this or that taxon.
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Overall this is an interesting book about the history ofpalaeontologyand the natural sciences in general.
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Each site entry follows a similar pattern under the headings: introduction, description, sedimentology,palaeontology(if appropriate), interpretation and conclusions.
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The book includes a great deal of geology with an account of the stratigraphy,palaeontology, structural geology, and volcanology of the island.
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This volume, therefore, is one that will be widely consulted, and will be an essential addition to any library wherepalaeontologyis an active subject.
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A significant asset as a first-year introductory text is its coverage of allpalaeontologyfrom microfossils to hominids and plants.
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The emphasis of the contributions is mostly on bedrock geology (stratigraphy,palaeontology, structures, metamorphism and petrology) although two studies of geomorphology are included.
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Thepalaeontology, with more than 30 entries for animal fossil groups including bryozoans, has an overly animal bias.
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