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paleosol

[pey-lee-uh-sawl, -sol or, esp. British, pal-ee-uh-]

noun

a fossil soil preserved within a sequence of geological deposits, indicative of past conditions.

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paleosol in Science

paleosol

[pā′lē-ə-sôl′]

A soil horizon from the geologic past, usually buried beneath other rocks or recent soil horizons.

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