古生物学并不仅指寻找石油。

And in palaeontology, we don't just find fossils.

他一直锲而不舍地研究古生物学。

He has been studying palaeontology with great tenacity.

那我觉得在这列表的尾端就会是我的学科古生物学。

And I think at the far end of the spectrum would be my subject, palaeontology.

在这一点古生物学就了解的比较多，因为古生物的化石可以让我们了解到生物正常的灭亡速度。

This is where palaeontology comes in first, because fossil data allows us to calculate what would be the normal rate of extinction.

收藏矿物 、 古生物学 、 中泥盆纪 、 二叠纪到早期的侏罗纪和白恶纪.

Mineral, palaeontology, middle devonian, permian to early jurassic, and cretaceous.

再看看一个在族谱中较遥远的动物――传说中扑食大象的大鹏鸟，这种动物与神话中的长角动物同样是古生物学中虚构部分。

More distant on the family tree was the legendary roc, a vast, elephant-eating bird, which shared some pseudo- palaeontology with mythical horned beasts.

他读了一本关于古生物学的迷人书籍。

He read a fascinating book about paleontology.

她决定学习古生物学，因为她喜欢恐龙。

She decided to study paleontology because she loves dinosaurs.

博物馆有一个关于古生物学的特别展览。

The museum has a special exhibit on paleontology.

古生物学的进步带来了关于恐龙的新发现。

Advances in paleontology have led to new discoveries about dinosaurs.