palaeontologicalpaleontologicaladj.
/ˌpalɪˌɒntəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, /ˌpeɪlɪˌɒntəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪliˌɑn(t)əˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Of or relating to palaeontology.
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oryctological1792
fossilological1837
palaeontological1839
palaeontographical1848
palaeontologic1854
oryctozoological1857
palaeobiologic1924
palaeobiological1929
taphonomical1940
the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > [adjective] > petrology or petrography > palaeontology
oryctological1792
palaeontological1839
palaeontographical1848
palaeontologic1854
1839 T. A. Conrad in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 35 246 What has hitherto been termed secondary by all other geologists..constitutes an order, not a single series of strata linked together by palæontological attributes.
1853 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 55 311 The certainty of such palæontological indications increases with the more recent age of the formations.
1880 T. H. Huxley in Times 25 Dec. 4/1 The palæontological facts which have come to light..have completely broken down existing taxonomical conceptions.
1946 J. D. Forrester Princ. Field & Mining Geol. ii. 70 Index fossil interpretations usually entail special paleontological knowledge and research.
1992 UNESCO Courier Feb. 12 (caption) A reconstruction of Ethiopia's Lower Omo valley as it might have appeared 2 million years ago, based on palaeontological research.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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