paleoecology

American  

[pey-lee-oh-i-kol-uh-jee, pal-ee-o-] / ˌpeɪ li oʊ ɪˈkɒl ə dʒi, ˌpæl i ɒ- /

noun

1. the branch of ecology dealing with the relations and interactions between ancient life forms and their environment.

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paleoecology Scientific  

/ pā′lē-ō-ĭ-kŏl′ə-jē /

1. The branch of ecology that deals with the interaction between ancient organisms and their environment.

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Other Word Forms

• paleoecological
  adjective
• paleoecologist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of paleoecology

First recorded in 1895–1900; paleo- + ecology

Example Sentences

Kowalewski and his colleagues specialize in marine paleoecology and co-authored the study with a focus on fossil beds in the world's oceans.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2024

The study convincingly demonstrates that people were on the Azores as early as about 700, says Simon Connor, a geographer at the Australian National University who studies the paleoecology of the archipelago.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 3, 2021

It was international in character, if overwhelmingly male and white, and included experts with specialisms in paleoecology, radiocarbon isotopes and the law of the sea.

From The Guardian • May 30, 2019

An adjunct professor in anthropology at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Dr. Crockford’s fields of study include evolution and paleoecology.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2018

Evidence now known to me affords an alternative explanation that is presented here as a preliminary to a more complete study of the fauna and paleoecology of these deposits currently being undertaken.

From Two New Pelycosaurs from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma by Fox, Richard C.