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Pronunciation / Transliteration: paléobiologie
"La paléobiologie étudie les organismes anciens à travers les fossiles."
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The branch of biology that deals with the study of ancient life through the examination of fossils.
"Paleobiology provides insights into the evolution of species over millions of years." - 2
A scientific discipline that combines paleontology and biology to understand the interactions of ancient organisms with their environments.
"Research in paleobiology can reveal how climate changes affected prehistoric ecosystems."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'paleobiology' is derived from the Greek roots 'paleo-', meaning ancient, and 'biology', meaning the study of life. It emerged in the early 20th century as a distinct field of study focusing on the biology of ancient organisms, particularly through the fossil record.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Paleobiology" is said worldwide
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paléobiologie
Transliteration: paléobiologie
"La paléobiologie étudie les organismes anciens à travers les fossiles."
Paläobiologie
Transliteration: Paläobiologie
"Die Paläobiologie untersucht das Leben vergangener Organismen."
paleobiologia
Transliteration: paleobiologia
"La paleobiologia analizza gli organismi antichi attraverso i fossili."
paleobiología
Transliteration: paleobiología
"La paleobiología estudia la vida antigua a través de los fósiles."
paleobiologia
Transliteration: paleobiologia
"A paleobiologia investiga organismos antigos através de fósseis."
प्रागैतिहासिक जीवविज्ञान
Transliteration: prāgaitihāsik jīvavijñān
"प्रागैतिहासिक जीवविज्ञान प्राचीन जीवन का अध्ययन करता है।"
古生物学
Transliteration: gǔ shēngwùxué
"古生物学研究古代生物的化石。"
고생물학
Transliteration: gosaengmulhak
"고생물학은 고대 생물의 화석을 연구합니다."
古生物学
Transliteration: koseibutsugaku
"古生物学は古代の生物を化石を通じて研究します。"
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