"Paleontology" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The study of early forms of life through fossil remains.
| Descriptor ID |
D010163
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.277.875 I01.076.368.584
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Paleontology" by people in this website by year, and whether "Paleontology" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Paleontology" by people in Profiles.
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Inferring population continuity versus replacement with aDNA: a cautionary tale from the Aleutian Islands. Hum Biol. 2009 Aug; 81(4):407-26.
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Rickettsia sibirica infection in members of scientific expeditions to northern Asia. Lancet. 2003 Oct 11; 362(9391):1201-2.