paleography |
| noun
- Ancient forms of writing, as in a manuscript or document.
- The study of ancient forms of writing.
| | paleontology |
| noun
- The study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils
| pterodactyl |
| noun
- Any of various small, mostly tailless, extinct flying reptiles of the order Pterosauria that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
| pterosaur |
| noun
- any of several extinct flying reptiles, of the order Pterosauria, including the pterodactyls
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