paleoecology
noun
the branch of ecology dealing with the relations and interactions between ancient life forms and their environment.
paleoecologist
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a word derived from
paleoecology.
Example Sentences
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Martindale, a paleoecologist and geobiologist at The University of Texas at Austin, was exploring the rugged landscape with fellow researchers, including Stéphane Bodin of Aarhus University.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
“There are answers out there,” said Joshua Miller, a University of Cincinnati paleoecologist who was not involved in the new study but who has cut open a mastodon tusk in Indiana.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
Jacquelyn Gill, a paleoecologist at the University of Maine, who was also not involved in the new work, was not surprised that O’Keefe’s team found such a nuanced explanation.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2023
“This study is a great example of how we can use the past to portend the future,” said Anthony Barnosky, a paleoecologist and emeritus professor at UC Berkeley who was not involved in the research.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
The biracial makeup of the team was of special significance to February, forty, a soft-spoken black paleoecologist and a climber of international renown.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
