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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:academic
branch of science
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gptkbp:coinedBy
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1822
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gptkbp:etymology
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Greek: palaios (ancient) + ontos (being) + logos (study)
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gptkbp:fieldworkLocation
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gptkb:Morrison_Formation
gptkb:Hell_Creek_Formation
gptkb:Gobi_Desert
gptkb:Liaoning_Province
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gptkbp:hasSubfield
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gptkb:natural_sciences
earth sciences
paleobotany
vertebrate paleontology
invertebrate paleontology
paleoecology
biostratigraphy
micropaleontology
paleozoology
taphonomy
ichnology
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Palaeontology
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gptkbp:importantFor
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reconstructing ancient environments
understanding evolution
dating geological strata
studying climate change
studying mass extinctions
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gptkbp:notableFigure
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gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
gptkb:Richard_Owen
gptkb:Stephen_Jay_Gould
gptkb:Mary_Anning
gptkb:Charles_Doolittle_Walcott
gptkb:Jack_Horner
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gptkbp:notableFinds
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gptkb:Trilobites
gptkb:Archaeopteryx
gptkb:Burgess_Shale
Dinosaur fossils
Fossil hominids
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gptkbp:organization
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gptkb:Society_of_Vertebrate_Paleontology
gptkb:Paleontological_Society
gptkb:International_Palaeontological_Association
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gptkbp:publishedIn
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gptkb:Journal_of_Paleontology
gptkb:Paleobiology_(journal)
gptkb:Palaeontology_(journal)
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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biology
evolution
geology
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gptkbp:studies
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fossils
prehistoric life
ancient organisms
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gptkbp:uses
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comparative anatomy
stratigraphy
radiometric dating
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Invertebrate_Paleontology
gptkb:Vertebrate_Paleontology
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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