The word "paleontological" refers to the study of fossils and ancient life forms. It involves examining and understanding the remains of plants, animals, and other organisms that lived a long time ago. Full definition
According to a press release from The Field Museum in Chicago, the dinosaur was named for the John Caldwell Meeker family for their support of paleontological research at The Field Museum and in reference to a man - eating monster from Native American Ute mythology. (treehugger.com)
These changes are well - represented in marine sediments and in paleontological records from the continents, where vegetation zones moved Equator - ward. (britannica.com)
It is also the site of the discovery of the earliest paleontological evidence of humans in North America. (en.wikipedia.org)