micropalaeontology

British

/ ˌmaɪkrəʊˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ, ˌmaɪkrəʊˌpælɪɒntəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

the branch of palaeontology concerned with the study of microscopic fossils

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Other Word Forms

micropalaeontologist

noun
micropalaeontological

adjective

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