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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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of paleogeography

First recorded in 1880–85; paleo- + geography

Example Sentences

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