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A

Absolute DatingAB-so-loot DAY-ting AmberAM-ber

B

Biogeographyby-oh-jee-OG-ruh-fee Biostratigraphyby-oh-strat-ih-GRAF-ee Biostratinomyby-oh-STRAT-ih-NOH-mee Body FossilBOD-ee FOS-ul

C

Carbon DatingKAR-bon DAY-ting Carbonizationkar-bon-ih-ZAY-shun CastKAST Cementationse-men-TAY-shun CladeKLAYD Cladisticskla-DIS-tiks Concretioncon-KREE-shun Convergent Evolutionkun-VER-jent ev-oh-LOO-shun CoproliteKOP-roh-lyte

D

Diagenesisdy-uh-JEN-eh-sis Divergent Evolutiondy-VUR-jent ev-oh-LOO-shun

E

Excavationex-kav-AY-shun

F

Formationfor-MAY-shun FossilFOSS-ul Fossilizationfoss-il-ih-ZAY-shun

H

Half-lifeHAFF-life Heterochronyhet-er-oh-KRON-ee HolotypeHOH-loh-type

I

IchniteIK-nyte IchnofossilIK-no-foss-ul Impressionim-PRESH-un

J

JacketingJAK-et-ing

L

LithosphereLITH-oh-sfeer

M

MatrixMAY-triks MicrofossilMY-kro-FOSS-ul Mineralizationmin-er-al-ih-ZAY-shun MoldMOHLD Monophyleticmo-no-FY-let-ik Morphologymor-FOL-oh-jee

N

NeotypeNEE-oh-type Nomen DubiumNO-men DOO-bee-um Nomen NudumNOH-men NOO-dum

O

Ontogenyon-TOJ-uh-nee Osteologyoss-tee-OL-oh-jee OutgroupOWT-groop

P

Paleobiologypay-lee-oh-by-OL-oh-jee Paleoclimatologypay-lee-oh-kly-muh-TOL-oh-jee Paleoecologypay-lee-oh-ee-KOL-oh-jee PaleoenvironmentPAY-lee-oh-en-VY-run-ment Paleogeographypay-lee-oh-jee-OG-ruh-fee Paleontologypay-lee-on-TOL-oh-jee Parallel EvolutionPAIR-uh-lel EV-oh-LOO-shun Paraphyleticpair-uh-fy-LET-ik ParatypePAIR-uh-type Permineralizationper-MIN-er-al-eye-ZAY-shun Phylogenyfye-LOJ-uh-nee Polyphyleticpol-ee-fy-LET-ik Potassium-Argon Datingpoh-TAS-ee-um AR-gon DAY-ting Preparationprep-ah-RAY-shun ProspectingPROS-pek-ting

Q

QuarryingKWOR-ee-ing

R

Radiometric Datingray-dee-oh-MET-rik DAY-ting Relative DatingREL-uh-tiv DAY-ting Replacementre-PLACE-ment

S

SedimentSED-ih-ment Silicificationsil-ISS-ih-fih-KAY-shun Sister GroupSIS-ter GROOP StrataSTRAY-tuh Stratigraphystrat-IG-ruh-fee StratumSTRAY-tum Synonymysin-ON-ih-mee SyntypeSIN-type

T

Taphonomytaf-ON-oh-mee TaxonTAX-on Taxonomytax-ON-oh-mee Trace FossilTRAYSS FOSS-ul

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