GRE Word List
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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| effete | no longer fertile |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
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