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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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brandishto shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity