Palaeontology is study of

Living organisms

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Fossil plants

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Fossil animals

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Both B and C

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Solution

The correct option is D Both B and C
Palaeontology is the study of the history of life on Earth as based on fossils. Fossils are the remains of plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and single-celled living things that have been replaced by rock material or impressions of organisms preserved in rock.
So, the correct answer is " Both fossil plants and fossil animals".

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