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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 21 subcategories, out of 21 total.

Paleontology by country (146 C)
Paleontology by year (236 C, 3 P)

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Paleontology in the Caribbean (5 C, 5 P)

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Subfields of paleontology (14 C, 20 P)
Paleontology lists (7 C, 21 P)

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Paleontologists (7 C, 31 P)

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Fictional paleontologists (5 P)

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Paleontology awards (1 C, 7 P)

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Paleontological concepts and hypotheses (1 C, 13 P)

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Dinosaurs (8 C, 17 P)

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Economic paleontology (2 C, 1 P)
Evolution of the biosphere (3 C, 14 P)

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Fossil record (9 C, 4 P)

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History of paleontology (2 C, 24 P)

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Paleontology images (5 F)
Paleontological institutions and organizations (3 C, 16 P)

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Prehistoric life (7 C, 2 P)

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Paleontology mass media (6 C, 1 P)

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Paleontological sites (11 C, 18 P)
Paleontological Society (2 C, 5 P)

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Paleontology stubs (11 C, 119 P)

Pages in category "Paleontology"

The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

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