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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the early debates were conducted almost entirely in terms of comparative anatomy and paleontology .
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But the same kind of eclipse did not affect that other great area devoted to reconstructing the history of life: paleontology .
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Many of his paleontology colleagues, however, were predictably outraged, and some remain so to this day.
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The late nineteenth century saw a major expansion of paleontology as new areas were opened up for exploration.
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Thus paleontology , the study of ancient life, took its place beside geology.
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Two years ago Santana do Cariri, a small town in the heart of the Araripe region, reopened its paleontology museum.