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palaeogeography
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palaeogeography [ˌpælɪəʊdʒɪˈɒgrəfɪ]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the study of geographical features of the geological past
palaeogeographer  n
palaeogeographical  [ˌpælɪəʊˌdʒiːəʊˈgræfɪkəl], palaeogeographic adj
palaeogeographically  adv

paleogeography, palaeogeography
the branch of geography that studies the features of the earth of past geologie times. — paleogeographer, palaeogeographer, n.paleogeographic, palaeogeographic, paleogeographical, palaeogeographical, adj.
See also: Geography
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Noun1.palaeogeography - the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochspalaeogeography - the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs
archaeology, archeology - the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures


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This edition has been revised and updated to incorporate the past ten years of research, presents chapters in terms of palaeogeographical evolution, and includes color illustrations.
Explaining the distribution of proetide trilobites in Baltoscandia, the authors stress that besides climatic and palaeogeographical factors, also sea level changes need to be taken into account.
The geological, geomorphological, stratigraphical, and palaeogeographical aspects of the North Estonian Klint have been discussed in many works (see references in Suuroja 2005).
 
 
 
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