The study of fossils is called?
Correct answer: C. Palaeontology
- A. Environmental Biology
- B. Historical biology
- C. Palaeontology
- D. Social biology
Explanation
Palaeontology is the study of fossils, which preserves evidence about organisms that lived in the geological past and helps reconstruct evolutionary history. Students may choose historical biology because fossils provide historical evidence, but palaeontology is the specific scientific discipline.
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