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Noun: paleobiology  ,pey-lee-ow-bI'ó-lu-jee
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: palaeobiology)
  1. A branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms
    "Paleobiology helps us understand how ancient organisms interacted with their environment";
    - palaeobiology [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: paleobiologies

Type of: biological science, biology, fossilology, palaeontology [Brit, Cdn], paleontology [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Paleobiology