Paleontology

Paleontology (from Greek: palaeo, “old, ancient”; on, “being”; and logos, “speech, thought”) is the study of ancient life. Life appeared on Earth about 3,550 million years ago in the oceans, subsequently evolved from simple bacteria-like cells to ...

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