Archeology vs. Paleontology

Archeologynoun

(American spelling) archaeology

Paleontologynoun

(American spelling) Study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils.

Archeologynoun

the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures. Same as Archæology, etc.

Paleontologynoun

The science which treats of the ancient life of the earth, or of fossils which are the remains of such life.

Archeologynoun

the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

Paleontologynoun

the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains

Paleontology

Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossils to classify organisms and study their interactions with each other and their environments (their paleoecology).