paleontology paleontologist • paleopathology · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · paleontology · · Text Latin · · Script 12 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains. Synonyms: palaeontology, fossilology. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · palaeontology · · Synonym 1 fossilology · · Synonym 2 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079