palæanthropology

A form of palaeanthropology

Meanings

nounpalæanthropology (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableObsolete typography of palaeanthropology.

    Some of the great mountains (the summits of which would seem to reach here and there to 10,000 feet) contained immense caves, the exploration of which might yield important results in palæontology and palæanthropology.

    1909, H. H. Johnston, Nature, Macmillan and Co., №. 2088, Volume LXXXII, page 10
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