paleoanthropology
noun
pa·leo·an·thro·pol·o·gy ˌpā-lē-ō-ˌan(t)-thrə-ˈpä-lə-jē 
especially British ˌpa-
: a branch of anthropology dealing with fossil hominids
paleoanthropological
ˌpā-lē-ō-ˌan(t)-thrə-pə-ˈlä-ji-kəl
adjective especially British ˌpa-
paleoanthropologist
ˌpā-lē-ō-ˌan(t)-thrə-ˈpä-lə-jist
noun especially British ˌpa-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The study suggests that both walking upright and smaller canines evolved at roughly the same time, said Gen Suwa, a professor of paleoanthropology at the University of Tokyo who was also not involved in the study. 
Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2022 Just one meaningful face-to-face meeting can make your whole trip, but just imagine taking a helicopter flight to the Turkana Basin to look at fossils during an exclusive one-on-one meeting with the first family of paleoanthropology, the Leakeys. Allison Olmsted, Forbes, 7 June 2022 The research team hopes this spacecraft will do for planetary science what that skeleton did for paleoanthropology, by giving us a look at the formation and evolution of our solar system. Sarah Scoles, Wired, 17 Aug. 2021 The story of human evolution is changing all the time in what is a particularly exciting period for paleoanthropology, Stringer said. Katie Hunt, CNN, 25 June 2021 However, the problem with archeology and paleoanthropology is that the act of excavating a fossil or an artefact is inherently destructive. Jesse Martin, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2021 The success of this technique has big implications for the future of paleoanthropology. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 14 Nov. 2019 Those were my early and important days in my development as one of the leaders in paleoanthropology. Grant Segall, cleveland, 24 Oct. 2019 Meanwhile, Greece, like much of southeastern Europe, hasn’t exactly been a hotspot for paleoanthropology—despite its geographic importance. Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 10 July 2019 See More
Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2022 Just one meaningful face-to-face meeting can make your whole trip, but just imagine taking a helicopter flight to the Turkana Basin to look at fossils during an exclusive one-on-one meeting with the first family of paleoanthropology, the Leakeys. Allison Olmsted, Forbes, 7 June 2022 The research team hopes this spacecraft will do for planetary science what that skeleton did for paleoanthropology, by giving us a look at the formation and evolution of our solar system. Sarah Scoles, Wired, 17 Aug. 2021 The story of human evolution is changing all the time in what is a particularly exciting period for paleoanthropology, Stringer said. Katie Hunt, CNN, 25 June 2021 However, the problem with archeology and paleoanthropology is that the act of excavating a fossil or an artefact is inherently destructive. Jesse Martin, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2021 The success of this technique has big implications for the future of paleoanthropology. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 14 Nov. 2019 Those were my early and important days in my development as one of the leaders in paleoanthropology. Grant Segall, cleveland, 24 Oct. 2019 Meanwhile, Greece, like much of southeastern Europe, hasn’t exactly been a hotspot for paleoanthropology—despite its geographic importance. Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 10 July 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
paleo- + anthropology, probably after French paléoanthropologie
First Known Use
1908, in the meaning defined above