The study of life in the geological past.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            The study of past life, including animals, plants, climates, causes of mass extinctions, the evolution of new species, and how the earth formed and has changed over time.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            the study of life forms that existed in past geological periods, as represented by fossil plants and animals.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            The branch of science that deals with extinct and fossilised animals and plants. Find out more
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            The study of life in past geological time, based on fossil plants and animals and including phylogeny, their relationships to existing plants, animals, and environments, and the chronology of the Earth's history.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            The study of fossils and other records of ancient life.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            The study of life in the past as recorded by fossil remains.