Paleontology includes the study of body fossils, tracks, burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces, palynomorphs, and chemical residues.
Notes on verification
Standard definitional claim corroborated by multiple independent encyclopedic and specialized sources with no contradictions found. [tier=bronze indep_score=0.3 clusters=2 claim_tier=everyday]
Sources
- 2026 in paleontology (wikipedia)
- https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Paleontology (corroboration)
- https://www.geologyin.com/2014/04/trace-fossils.html (corroboration)