Paleontology n. : The science which treats of the ancient life of the earth, or of fossils which are the remains of such life.

Example:
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Taxonomy
fossils, Paleontology, organisms, rocks, paleontologists, evidence, animals, evolution, fossil record, September 17, family tree, science, history of life, mass extinctions, mammals, dinosaurs, palaeontology, humans.

Defination from the web:
Paleontology lies on the border between biology and geology, and shares with archeology a border that is difficult to define. ... As knowledge has increased, paleontology has developed specialized subdivisions, some of which focus on different types of fossil organisms while ...