'''Palaeooölogy''', also '''palaeoology''' or '''paleoology''', is the branch of [[oology]] focusing on the study of ancient [[Egg (biology)|eggs]]. Palaeooölogy has developed since 1868, when [[Wilhelm von Nathusius]] described the first microstructures from modern [[eggshell]]s. It has become a part of many disciplines and areas of study, such as [[Environmentalism|environmental]] and [[Conservation movement|conservational]] issues, [[Biodiversity|paleobiodiversity]], [[biomineralisation]], [[Poultry|poultry science]], and [[systematics]]. | '''Palaeooölogy''', also '''palaeoology''' or '''paleoology''', is the branch of [[oology]] focusing on the study of ancient [[Egg (biology)|eggs]]. Palaeooölogy has developed since 1868, when [[Wilhelm von Nathusius]] described the first microstructures from modern [[eggshell]]s. It has become a part of many disciplines and areas of study, such as [[Environmentalism|environmental]] and [[Conservation movement|conservational]] issues, [[Biodiversity|paleobiodiversity]], [[biomineralisation]], [[Poultry|poultry science]], and [[systematics]]. |