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paleosol

[ pey-lee-uh-sawl, -sol or, esp. British, pal-ee-uh- ]
/ ˈpeɪ li əˌsɔl, -ˌsɒl or, esp. British, ˈpæl i ə- /

noun

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

Nearby words

paleontologist, paleontology, paleopathology, paleopedology, paleosiberian, paleosol, paleostriatum, paleothalamus, paleotropical, paleozoic, paleozoology
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Science definitions for paleosol

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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