Question

The study of fossils is called?

• A. Environmental Biology
• B. Historical biology
• C. Palaeontology
• D. Social biology

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Palaeontology

The study of fossils is called paleontology. The word paleontology comes from the Greek words paleo- meaning "ancient" and onto- meaning "being". Paleontology is the scientific study of the history of life on Earth, as based on fossils. It includes the study of fossils to classify organisms and study their interactions with each other and their environments.