Article" Life as a palaeontologist: Palaeontology for dummies, Part 1" by Russell J. Garwood published on PALAEONTOLOGY[online] with in the Life as a Palaeontologist category.... by Russell Garwood *1 pa·lae·on·tol·o·gy / pa·le·on·tol·o·gy noun /ˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒi/ or /ˌpeɪlɪɒnˈtɒlədʒi/ — The scientific study of prehistoric life.