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micropaleontology
mi·cro·pa·le·on·tol·o·gy [ mkrō paylee on tólləjee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
study of microscopic fossils: a branch of paleontology that studies the microorganisms preserved as fossils in sedimentary rocks

mi·cro·pa·le·on·to·log·ic [ mkrō paylee əntə lójjik ] adjective
mi·cro·pa·le·on·tol·o·gist noun
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