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Definition of Paleobiology
1. Noun. A branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms.
Generic synonyms: Biological Science, Biology, Fossilology, Palaeontology, Paleontology
Specialized synonyms: Palaeobotany, Paleobotany, Palaeozoology, Paleozoology
Definition of Paleobiology
1. Noun. The branch of biology or paleontology concerned with the study of fossils of plants and animals ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Paleobiology
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Paleobiology
Literary usage of Paleobiology
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"paleobiology 13:100-107. Martin, WC and Hutchins, CR 1980. A flora of New Mexico:
Volumes 1 and ... paleobiology 2:289-297. Raven, PH. and Wilson, EO 1992. ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1896)
"The new school of paleobiology also insists upon the close study of series of
forms and rejects the methods usually pursued by the ..."