paleobiology
noun
pa·leo·bi·ol·o·gy
ˌpā-lē-ō-bī-ˈä-lə-jē 
: a branch of paleontology concerned with the biology of fossil organisms
paleobiological
adjective
or less commonly paleobiologic
Examples of paleobiology in a Sentence
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Conservation paleobiology is new enough that its insights are only starting to percolate through to the government agencies that make conservation decisions on the ground.
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Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
Conservation paleobiology has limits In theory, paleobiologists could apply their techniques to explore ecosystems millions, or tens of millions, of years in the past.
—Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
Dillon is one of the rising stars in the burgeoning new field of conservation paleobiology, which uses the fossil record to inform and assist present-day conservation efforts.
—Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
But modern paleobiology succeeded where Bronn and others failed, for two reasons.
—David Sepkoski, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2018
The Tyrannosaurus rex’s terrifying toothy grin from the films may not have been an accurate representation, according to new research by an international team that includes Thomas Cullen, an associate professor of paleobiology at Auburn University.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023
The jawbone fossil was thought have been unearthed in the 1980s and found its way to the State Geological Museum in Tashkent, Uzbekistan but its significance wasn't recognized until 2019, said Darla Zelenitsky, an associate professor of dinosaur paleobiology at the University of Calgary in Canada.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 10 Sep. 2021
Leonard-Pingel points to the work of a new generation of scientists, working in the new field of conservation paleobiology that uses the tools developed by geologists and paleontologists to address environmental change and add context for today’s extinctions.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2020
Gallagher, now a paleontologist and paleobiology graduate student at the University of Bristol, and her mother, Lisa Marshall, were part of a team excavating a site called the Mother’s Day Quarry in Montana.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2022
Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
Conservation paleobiology has limits In theory, paleobiologists could apply their techniques to explore ecosystems millions, or tens of millions, of years in the past.
—Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
Dillon is one of the rising stars in the burgeoning new field of conservation paleobiology, which uses the fossil record to inform and assist present-day conservation efforts.
—Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
But modern paleobiology succeeded where Bronn and others failed, for two reasons.
—David Sepkoski, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2018
The Tyrannosaurus rex’s terrifying toothy grin from the films may not have been an accurate representation, according to new research by an international team that includes Thomas Cullen, an associate professor of paleobiology at Auburn University.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023
The jawbone fossil was thought have been unearthed in the 1980s and found its way to the State Geological Museum in Tashkent, Uzbekistan but its significance wasn't recognized until 2019, said Darla Zelenitsky, an associate professor of dinosaur paleobiology at the University of Calgary in Canada.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 10 Sep. 2021
Leonard-Pingel points to the work of a new generation of scientists, working in the new field of conservation paleobiology that uses the tools developed by geologists and paleontologists to address environmental change and add context for today’s extinctions.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2020
Gallagher, now a paleontologist and paleobiology graduate student at the University of Bristol, and her mother, Lisa Marshall, were part of a team excavating a site called the Mother’s Day Quarry in Montana.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above
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“Paleobiology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paleobiology. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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