paleogeography

[pey-lee-oh-jee-og-ruh-fee, pal-ee-]

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• paleogeographer noun
• paleogeographic adjective
• paleogeographical adjective
• paleogeographically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of paleogeography¹

First recorded in 1880–85; paleo- + geography

Example Sentences

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.

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"The discovery offers insights into paleogeography during the Cretaceous. It's also timely information about an animal with heart-shaped tail bones during this week of Valentine's Day."

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

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