- "Study of life in past geologic time based on fossil plants and animals." - includes subtopics: Invertebrate Paleontology, Micropaleontology, Paleobotany, and Vertebrate Paleontology
The VIU community acknowledges and thanks the Snuneymuxw, Quw’utsun and Tla’amin, on whose traditional lands we teach, learn, research, live and share knowledge.