What is the science which treats of the ancient life of the earth, or of fossils which are the remains of such life called?
paleontology — The science which treats of the ancient life of the earth, or of fossils which are the remains of such life. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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