| − | '''Paleontology''', is the study of [[prehistory|prehistoric]] life forms on [[Earth]] through the examination of plant and animal [[Fossil|fossils]]. This includes the study of body [[fossil]]s, tracks ([[ichnite]]s), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilized feces ([[coprolite]]s), [[palynomorph]]s and chemical residues. Paleontology provides much of the physical evidence for the fact of [[evolution]]. | + | '''Paleontology''', is the study of [[prehistory|prehistoric]] life forms on [[Earth]] through the examination of plant and animal [[Fossil|fossils]]. This includes the study of body [[fossil]]s, tracks ([[ichnite]]s), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilized feces ([[coprolite]]s), [[palynomorph]]s and chemical residues. |