palaeogeography

palaeogeography
The geography of the world in the geologic past

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  • Palaeogeography — (sometimes spelled paleogeography) is the study of what the geography was in times past. It is most often used about the physical landscape, although nothing excludes that the word also be used about the human or cultural environment. If the… …   Wikipedia

  • palaeogeography — (US paleogeography) noun the study of geographical features at periods in the geological past. Derivatives palaeogeographer noun palaeogeographical adjective …   English new terms dictionary

  • palaeogeography — /ˌpælioʊdʒiˈɒgrəfi/ (say .paleeohjee ogruhfee), /ˌpeɪ / (say .pay ) noun the science of representing the earth s geographic features belonging to any given period of the geological past. Also, paleogeography. –palaeogeographic… …  

  • palaeogeography — n. (US paleogeography) the study of the geographical features at periods in the geological past. * * * noun the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs • Syn: ↑paleogeography • Hypernyms: ↑archeology, ↑archaeology * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

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