paleobiological
Concerning fossil organisms
Paleobiological means relating to paleobiology—the study of ancient life through fossils.
The field combines paleontology and biology to understand how organisms lived, evolved, and interacted with their environments millions of years ago: paleobiological evidence suggests dinosaurs were warm-blooded, paleobiological research on mass extinctions.
Complete vanishing of a species
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- cladisticsClassification by common descent
- ancestorPredecessor in lineage
lineage · adaptation · radiation · diversification · morphological · transitional · homology · convergence
Age of Reptiles
- PaleozoicEarly complex-life epoch
- CenozoicPresent geological era
- JurassicDinosaur-dominated geological period
- CretaceousFinal Mesozoic period
Triassic · Permian · Carboniferous · Devonian · Silurian · Ordovician · Cambrian · Precambrian
Preserved ancient organism
- specimenIndividual for examination
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
- amberHardened ancient tree secretion
compression · mold · cast · biomarker · microfossil · coprolite · articulated · disarticulated
Extinct Mesozoic reptile
- trilobiteExtinct segmented marine arthropod
- ammoniteExtinct spiral-shelled cephalopod
- brachiopodHinged-shell marine invertebrate
- archaeopteryxEarly feathered dinosaur genus
megalodon · pterosaur · ichthyosaur · plesiosaur · mammoth · mastodon · belemnite · ancient life
Study of tissue structure
- thin sectionRock sliver for microscopy
- cladogramDiagram of evolutionary branching
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- biomechanicsScience of organism movement
extinction
Complete vanishing of a species
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- cladisticsClassification by common descent
ancestor · lineage · adaptation · radiation · diversification · morphological · transitional · homology · convergence · coevolution
Mesozoic
Age of Reptiles
- PaleozoicEarly complex-life epoch
- CenozoicPresent geological era
- JurassicDinosaur-dominated geological period
Cretaceous · Triassic · Permian · Carboniferous · Devonian · Silurian · Ordovician · Cambrian · Precambrian · geochronology
fossil
Preserved ancient organism
- specimenIndividual for examination
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
amber · compression · mold · cast · biomarker · microfossil · coprolite · articulated · disarticulated · excavation
dinosaur
Extinct Mesozoic reptile
- trilobiteExtinct segmented marine arthropod
- ammoniteExtinct spiral-shelled cephalopod
- brachiopodHinged-shell marine invertebrate
archaeopteryx · megalodon · pterosaur · ichthyosaur · plesiosaur · mammoth · mastodon · belemnite · ancient life · prehistoric
histology
Study of tissue structure
- thin sectionRock sliver for microscopy
- cladogramDiagram of evolutionary branching
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
biomechanics · ontogeny · comparative anatomy · systematic · taxonomic
logic, logical, biology, biological, biologist, paleontology, paleontologist, paleobotany, paleoecology