palaeontography

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 See also 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Alternative spellings

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

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palaeontography

1. The description of fossil remains in scientific literature.
2. The representation of forms of life represented by fossil remains.

[edit] See also

• palaeoart
• palaeontology

[edit] Etymology

Greek palaios meaning old + Greek ōn, ont meaning to be + Greek graphiā meaning the representation of.

[edit] Alternative spellings

• paleontography (US)