NOUN | cognition | paleobiology, palaeobiology | a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms |
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Meaning | A branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms. | |
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Synonym | palaeobiology | |
Narrower | paleobotany, palaeobotany | The study of fossil plants |
paleozoology, palaeozoology | The study of fossil animals | |
Broader | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
paleontology, palaeontology, fossilology | The earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains | |
Spanish | paleobiología | |
Catalan | paleobiologia |
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