palaeoecology
noun
the study of fossil animals and plants in order to deduce their ecology and the environmental conditions in which they lived
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The study also provides a deepened understanding of historical migration flows, and the interpretation of archaeological finds and changes in vegetation and land use found in palaeoecological data.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2024