Paleontology

Taxonomy is the scientific discipline responsible for classifying, ordering and naming living beings in different categories, with the aim of […]

Taphonomy is the branch of paleontology that studies the processes involved in the formation, preservation and alteration of fossil remains.

Mass extinctions are catastrophic events in the history of life on Earth, where significant species loss occurs in a relatively

Paleobiology is a branch of biology that focuses on the study of extinct organisms and their evolution over geological time.

Paleontological biogeography is a branch of paleontology that studies the distribution of living things over geological time. Through analysis of

Paleoecology is a branch of ecology that is dedicated to the study of past ecosystems and how they have evolved

Human paleontology is a branch of paleontology that focuses on the study of human fossils and their ancestors. This discipline

Paleoclimatology is the branch of science that studies past climate changes on Earth, from geological and biological records. This discipline

Fossils Fossils are remains, traces or vestiges of organisms that lived in the past and have been preserved in the