👉 A palaeolithist is a type of paleontological classification system used in paleontology. It was developed by Australian paleontologist Dr. Anthony Glaisher, who proposed it in 1958 to classify various types of rocks and minerals found in the fossil record. The term "palaeolithist" refers to the classification system based on the principles of geology, mineralogy, and paleontology that has been developed by the Australian palaeontologist Dr. Anthony G