古生物学
Paleontology \Pa`le*on*tol"o*gy\, n. [Paleo- + Gr. ? existing things + -logy. Cf. {Ontology}.] The science which treats of the ancient life of the earth, or of fossils which are the remains of such life.
paleontology n : the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains [syn: {palaeontology}, {fossilology}]