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paleogeography

American  
[pey-lee-oh-jee-og-ruh-fee, pal-ee-] / ˌpeɪ li oʊ dʒiˈɒg rə fi, ˌpæl i- /

noun

  1. the science of representing the earth's geographic features belonging to any part of the geologic past.


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Etymology

Origin of paleogeography

First recorded in 1880–85; paleo- + geography

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They knew from the region's geology and paleogeography that there was potential.

From Science Daily Oct. 12, 2025

The movements of these plates strongly influenced how the planet's paleogeography and climate have changed over time, and even where to find rare metals.

From Science Daily Oct. 9, 2023

The main topics studied in Earth history are paleogeography, paleontology, and paleoecology and paleoclimatology—respectively, past landscapes, past organisms, past ecosystems, and past environments.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2017

“Geography is one of my specialties,” I tell him, though technically supercontinents fall under paleogeography.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott

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