Meaning & use
paleozoology
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The branch of paleontology concerned with the study of animal fossils and the evolutionary history of animal life.
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Her research in paleozoology focused on the skeletal remains of ancient marine reptiles.
The museum's paleozoology exhibit traces the evolution of vertebrates over hundreds of millions of years.
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"Paleozoology" combines "paleo-" (ancient) with "zoology" (the study of animals), distinguishing it from "paleobotany," the study of ancient plants.
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