Paleobiology

Paleobiology is a branch of science which studies animals, plants and microbes  buried in rock.  These stoney items are called fossils. Paleobiology  combines biology with the study of these fossils. There are several branches of paleobiology:

 Paleobotany – Study of ancient plants
 Paleozoology
 Micropaleobiology
 Paleobiochemistry
 Paleoecology – Uses fossils to learn about how the environment was long ago
 Taphonomy
 Paleoichnology
 Stratigraphic paleobiology
 Evolutionary developmental paleobiology – Studies how animals changed over time

History
Baron Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás started paleobiology in the late 19th century while working at the University of Vienna. He tried to learn how the animals lived, rather than merely put together their bones, as many geologists were doing at the time.

Category:Branches of biology