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palaeoecology

British  
/ ˌpælɪəʊɪˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. 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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Other Word Forms

  • palaeoecological adjective
  • palaeoecologist noun

Example Sentences

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“Ultimately, the combination of genomics and palaeoecology will provide an incredibly detailed view of the lives of moa.”

From Science Magazine • Feb. 12, 2018

Rannikko, J., Žliobaite˙, I. & Fortelius, M. Relative abundances and palaeoecology of four suid genera in the Turkana Basin, Kenya, during the late Miocene to Pleistocene.

From Nature • Nov. 28, 2017

The last thing there – the discussion of palaeoecology – is one of the most novel aspects of the book.

From Scientific American • Dec. 27, 2013