transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpā-lē-ˌän-ˈtä-lə-jē, -ən-, especially Brit ]
ˌpa- noun
Etymology: French paléontologie, from palé- pale- + Greek onta existing things (from neuter plural of ont-, ōn, present participle of einai to be) + French -logie -logy — more at is
Date: 1837
: a science dealing with the life of past geological periods as known from fossil remains
• pa·le·on·to·log·i·cal -ˌän-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl also pa·le·on·to·log·ic -jik adjective
• pa·le·on·tol·o·gist -ˌän-ˈtä-lə-jist, -ən- noun