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Definition of: paleontography
(pā′lē·on·tog′rə·fē) noun
The description of fossils; descriptive paleontology: also spelled palaeontography. [<PALEO- + Gk. ōn, ontos being, ppr. of einai be + -GRAPHY]
—pa′le·on′to·graph′ic (-on′tə·graf′ik) adjective
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