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A branch of science that studied fossils is called ______. (Paleontology/ ethnology)


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Fossils are the remains of a dead organism that live in the past.

  1. They provide evidence of evolution with geographical records.
  2. Paleontology is the study of prehistoric life.
  3. Henry Marie Ducrotay officially coined the word paleontology in 1822.

A branch of science that studies fossils is called Paleontology.


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