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Noun: paleobiology  ,pey-lee-ow-bI'ó-lu-jee
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: palaeobiology)
  1. A branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms
    - palaeobiology [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: paleobiologies

Type of: biological science, biology, fossilology, palaeontology [Brit, Cdn], paleontology [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Paleobiology

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