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human palaeontology — noun the scientific study of human fossils • Syn: ↑paleoanthropology, ↑palaeoanthropology, ↑human paleontology • Derivationally related forms: ↑paleoanthropological (for: ↑paleoanthropology) … Useful english dictionary
human evolution — Evolution of modern human beings from nonhuman and extinct hominid forms. Genetic evidence points to an evolutionary divergence between the lineages of humans and the great apes (Pongidae) on the African continent 5–8 million years ago. The… … Universalium
Paleontology — Palaeontology redirects here. For the scientific journal, see Palaeontology (journal). Paleontology studies the entire history of life on Earth. Paleontology (pronounced /ˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒi/; British: palaeontology; from Greek: παλαιός… … Wikipedia
paleontology — Natural Nat u*ral (?; 135), a. [OE. naturel, F. naturel, fr. L. naturalis, fr. natura. See {Nature}.] 1. Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Human evolution — This article is about the divergence of Homo sapiens from other species. For a complete timeline of human evolution, see Timeline of human evolution. Reconstruction of Homo heidelbergensis which may be the direct ancestor of both Homo… … Wikipedia
Human Era — Holocene era redirects here. For the geological epoch, see Holocene. The Human Era, also known as the Holocene calendar or Holocene era (HE), is a year numbering system that adds exactly 10,000 years to the currently world dominant Anno Domini… … Wikipedia
vertebrate paleontology — noun the paleontology of vertebrates • Hypernyms: ↑paleontology, ↑palaeontology, ↑fossilology • Hyponyms: ↑paleoanthropology, ↑palaeoanthropology, ↑human paleontology, ↑human palaeontology … Useful english dictionary
1978 in paleontology — Paleontology, palaeontology or palæontology (from Greek: paleo , ancient ; ontos , being ; and logos , knowledge ) is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. [cite book |last= Newman|first … Wikipedia
History of paleontology — The history of paleontology traces the effort to understand the history of life on Earth by studying the fossil record left behind by living organisms. Paleontology is a field of biology, but its development has been closely tied to geology and… … Wikipedia
2009 in paleontology — List of years in paleontology (table) … 1999 . 2000 . 2001 . 2002 . 2003 . 2004 . 2005 … 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 … 2013… … Wikipedia
