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Study of fossils is known as

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Palaeobotany
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Palaeontology
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Anatomy
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Ornithology
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The correct option is B Palaeontology
  • Paleontology 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 Fossils are the remains of plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and single-celled living things that have been replaced by rock material or impressions of organisms preserved in rock
  • Hence Study of fossils is known as Paleontology.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Paleontology'.

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