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Paleontology, also spelled palaeontology[a] or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossils to classify organisms and study their interactions with each other and their environments (their /c/paleoecology. Read more...

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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A species of Ice Age toad newly discovered at La Brea Tar Pits: The spadefoot toad Spea labreae

unless the toad recently evolved in the tar

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Life, uh, finds a way.