paleogeography

[ pey-lee-oh-jee-og-ruh-feeor, especially British, pal-ee- ]

noun

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

Other Words From

• pale·o·ge·ogra·pher noun
• pa·le·o·ge·o·graph·ic [pey-lee-oh-jee-, uh, -, graf, -ik, pal-ee-], pale·o·geo·graphi·cal adjective
• pale·o·geo·graphi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of paleogeography¹

First recorded in 1880–85; paleo- + geography