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PALAEONTOLOGY [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

A science dealing with the life of past geological periods as known from fossil remains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
DEF

Science qui étudie les êtres vivants (animaux, végétaux ou micro-organismes) ayant peuplé la Terre au cours des temps géologiques, en se fondant principalement sur l'interprétation des fossiles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
DEF

Ciencia que tiene por objeto el estudio de los organismos desaparecidos.

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