the branch of paleontology that studies fossil plants "Paleobotany is the study of fossil plants, which provides insights into the evolution and history of plant life on Earth."
noun [专属名词][古植] 古植物学
Sometimes the subject is divided into paleobotany, the study of fossil plants, paleozoology, the study of fossil animals, and paleoecology. 有时将古生物学分为古植物学(植物化石研究)、古动物学(动物化石研究)以及古生态学。