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Category:Paleontology

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Paleontology (US spelling) or palaeontology (UK spelling) is the study of the developing history of life on earth, of ancient plants and animals based on the fossil record, evidence of their existence preserved in rocks. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks, burrows, cast off parts, fossilized feces ("coprolites"), and chemical residues.

Subcategories

This category has the following 17 subcategories, out of 17 total.

Paleontology by country (143 C)

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Paleontology lists (6 C, 13 P)
Subfields of paleontology (14 C, 20 P)

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Paleontology awards (1 C, 7 P)

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Paleontology in the Caribbean (5 C, 5 P)
Paleontological concepts and hypotheses (1 C, 13 P)

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Economic paleontology (2 C, 1 P)
Evolution of the biosphere (2 C, 13 P)

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Fossil record (8 C, 4 P)

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History of paleontology (1 C, 21 P)

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Paleontological institutions and organizations (3 C, 15 P)

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Prehistoric life (7 C, 3 P)

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Paleontology mass media (5 C, 1 P)

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Paleontological sites (11 C, 16 P)
Paleontologists (8 C, 23 P)
Paleontology by year (230 C, 1 P)

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Paleontology stubs (10 C, 90 P)

Pages in category "Paleontology"

The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

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