palaeoanthropic

  a. pertaining to earliest form of humankind.

   ♦ palaeobiology, n. study of fossil life.

   ♦ palaeobotany, n. study of fossil plants.

   ♦ palaeocene, n. & a. (pertaining to) earliest epoch of Tertiary period.

   ♦ palaeodendrology, n. study of fossil trees.

   ♦ palaeoethnic, a. pertaining to earliest races of Man.

   ♦ palaeogenetic, a. of past origin.

   ♦ palaeography, n. study of ancient writings.

   ♦ palaeolithic, a. pertaining to early Stone Age.

   ♦ palaeology, n. study of antiquities.

   ♦ palaeontography, n. description of fossils.

   ♦ palaeontology, n. study of past life and fossils.

   ♦ palaeophile, n. antiquarian.

   ♦ palaeo-ornithology, n. study of fossil birds.

   ♦ palaeozoic, n. & a. (pertaining to). geological era extending from beginning of

  Cambian to end of Permian periods.

   ♦ palaeozoology, n. study of fossil animals.