n.古生物学
=paleontology.
This is because, at its core, palaeontology works by comparing past and present organisms with each other. 这是因为古生物学的核心就是将过去和现在的生物相互对比。
After studying Biology at Oxford University, he completed his PhD in palaeontology at the University of Bristol. 其后在牛津大学学习生物学，并在在英国布里斯托尔大学取得了古生物学的博士学位。
