paleozoological


Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia.

pa·le·o·zo·ol·o·gy

 (pā′lē-ō-zō-ŏl′ə-jē)
n.
The branch of paleontology that deals with animal fossils and ancient animal life.

pa′le·o·zo′o·log′i·cal (-zō′ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.
pa′le·o·zo·ol′o·gist n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

paleozoological

(ˌpælɪəʊˌzuːəˈlɒdʒɪkəl)
adj
1. (Palaeontology) a variant spelling of palaeozoological
2. (Zoology) a variant spelling of palaeozoological
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
References in periodicals archive ?
The lizard was named after Prof WANG Yuan from IVPP, who is also director of the Paleozoological Museum of China.
In connection with scientific research, Remy Burton got acquainted with the paleozoological samples stored in the scientific fund of the Azerbaijan Institute of Archeology and Ethnography, Azertag reported.
Each chronology used here is necessary for relating our various paleozoological sites that contain Bison remains.