paleontology
paleontology
Study of life in past geologic time based on fossil plants and animals.
Alternative terms
- UF↸ paleozoology
- UF↸ phylogeny
- UF↸ taphonomy
Broader Terms
- BT↑ earth sciences
More specific terms
- NT3 ↓ invertebrate paleontology
- NT3 ↓ micropaleontology
- NT3 ↓ paleobotany
- NT3 ↓ vertebrate paleontology
Related terms
- RT⇆ biostratigraphy
- RT⇆ ichnofossils
- RT⇆ paleoceanography
