古脊椎动物学

gǔ jǐ zhuī dòng wù xué

vertebrate paleontology

古

gǔ

ancient

脊

jǐ

(bound form) spine; backbone

椎

zhuī

(bound form) vertebra

动

dòng

(of sth) to move

物

wù

(bound form) thing

学

xué

to learn