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PALEONTOLOGY

a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains

The meaning of the word paleontology is a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains.

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explicateto give a detailed explanation of
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lionizeto treat as an object of great interest or importance
disarraya lack of order or sequence : confusion
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