生物學的分支，研究各種存在於過去地質時期的生命形式，並以化石及其他保存下來之動植物遺跡（如：極遠古的冰凍遺跡）作為研究基礎。

古生物學(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
ku sheng wu hsüeh(P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
gǔ shēng wù xué(P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
gu sheng wu xue(P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
paleontology(P,,U,美式英語-偏好,D,U,U)
palaeontology(P,,U,British English-偏好,D,U,U)
paleontologie(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
paleontología(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....活動層面
........學科 (層級名)
............學科 (專業領域分科)
................<科學與相關學科>
....................科學
........................自然科學
............................生物科學
................................古生物學

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....活動層面
........學科 (層級名)
............學科 (專業領域分科)
................<科學與相關學科>
....................科學
........................自然科學
............................物理科學
................................地球科學
....................................地質學
........................................古生物學

practitioner(s)/student(s) are....	古生物學家
thing(s) that are focus are....	化石

英文....	Branch of biology dealing with the forms of life that existed during past geological periods, based on the study of fossils and other preserved remains (such as very ancient frozen remains) of plants and animals.
荷蘭語....	Tak van de biologie die zich bezighoudt met de levensvormen in vroegere geologische perioden, gebaseerd op het bestuderen van fossielen en andere bewaarde resten (zoals zeer oude bevroren resten) van planten en dieren.
西班牙語....	Ciencia que trata con la vida de periodos geológicos pasados, basado en el estudio de restos fósiles de plantas o animales.

古生物學............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 February 4, 2012
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 February 4, 2012
.................	大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 February 4, 2012
.................	當代文化人類學 p. 845
paleontology............	[VP]
.................	Chambers Science and Technology Dictionary (1988) 644, Study of fossil animals and plants, including their morphology, evolution & mode of life.
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	Isaacs, Concise Science Dictionary (1991) 49, study of extinct organisms, including their structure, environment, evolution 7 distrib via fossils
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)
.................	Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia (1989) study of fossils
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
.................	AATA database (1995-) 126981 checked 26 January 2012
palaeontology............	[VP]
.................	Allaby, Dictionary of the Environment (1989) study of past life forms
.................	Allaby, ed., Concise Oxford Dictionary of Botany (1992) study of fossil flora and fauna
.................	Oxford English Dictionary (1989)
paleontologie............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
paleontología............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) II:612
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AATA database (1995-) 126981 checked 26 January 2012
.................	ICOM, Dictionary of Museology (1986)

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聯合目錄： 古生物學 、ku sheng wu hsüeh 、gǔ shēng wù xué 、gu sheng wu xue 、paleontology 、palaeontology 、paleontologie 、paleontología