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Noun: paleoanthropology  ,pey-lee-ow,an-thru'pó-lu-jee
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: palaeoanthropology)
  1. The scientific study of human fossils
    - palaeoanthropology [Brit, Cdn], human paleontology, human palaeontology

Derived forms: paleoanthropologies

Type of: vertebrate paleontology

Encyclopedia: Paleoanthropology

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