n
Alternative form of age of extinction [The current period of Earth history characterised by large-scale extinction of lifeforms as a result of human activity.]
adj
Alternative form of archaeopalaeontological [archaeological and palaeontological]
n
Alternative form of archeothanatology [(archaeology) The study of ancient deaths]
n
Alternative form of archaeobotany [(archaeology) Paleoethnobotany.]
n
Alternative form of endoarcheopyle
adj
(paleontology) formed at different periods
adj
Alternative spelling of micropaleontologic [Of or relating to micropaleontology.]
adj
Alternative form of nonfossiliferous [(paleontology) Not fossiliferous; not containing fossils.]
adj
Alternative form of paleoanthropic [of or pertaining to early forms of fossil humans, as Neanderthal]
n
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of paleanthropology [(American spelling) The scientific study of fossil humans, and the evolution of modern man.]
adj
Alternative form of palearctic [Relating to the Palearctic]
adj
Alternative form of paleoethnological [Relating to paleoethnology.]
adj
Alternative spelling of palaeoaeolian [(geomorphology, climatology) Relating to, or caused by, ancient winds]
adj
Alternative spelling of palaeoaeolian [(geomorphology, climatology) Relating to, or caused by, ancient winds]
adj
Alternative spelling of Paleo-Indian [(archaeology) pertaining to Native American culture before circa 8,500 BCE]
adj
(geomorphology, climatology) Relating to, or caused by, ancient winds
adj
Alternative spelling of paleoanthropic [of or pertaining to early forms of fossil humans, as Neanderthal]
n
Alternative form of paleoarch [An ancient arch or ridge (typically in South America)]
n
Alternative spelling of paleoarcheology [archeology as applied to the material remains of ancient people]
n
(Commonwealth) Alternative form of paleoart [(US) art that depicts subjects related to paleontology]
n
Alternative form of paleoatmosphere [An atmosphere, particularly that of Earth, at some unspecified time in the geological past.]
adj
Alternative form of paleoatmospheric [Relating to a paleoatmosphere]
n
Alternative form of paleobasin [An extinct river basin]
n
Alternative form of paleobathymetry [bathymetry of prehistoric seas]
n
Alternative form of paleobeach [A beach that existed in the distant past]
n
Alternative form of paleobiochemistry
n
An ecological unit in prehistoric times
n
Alternative form of paleobiodiversity [biodiversity in the past]
adj
Alternative form of paleobiogeographic [Of or pertaining to paleobiogeography.]
n
Alternative form of paleobiogeography [The scientific study of the prehistoric distribution of plants and animals.]
adj
Alternative form of paleobotanical [Of or pertaining to paleobotany]
adj
Alternative spelling of paleobotanical [Of or pertaining to paleobotany]
adv
Alternative form of paleobotanically [In terms of paleobotany.]
n
Alternative spelling of paleobotany [The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils. [from 19th c.]]
n
Alternative form of paleoburrow [A burrow formed by an animal of the ancient past.]
n
Alternative form of paleocave [A cave that was inhabited in the distant past]
n
Alternative form of paleoceanography [The study of the history of the oceans, especially their circulation, chemistry, biogeography, fertility, and sedimentation.]
adj
Alternative form of paleocerebellar
n
Alternative form of paleochannel [(geology) A deposit of sediment filling the course of an ancient river.]
adj
Alternative form of paleochronological [Relating to paleochronology]
n
Alternative form of paleochronology [prehistoric chronology]
n
Alternative spelling of paleoclimate [(geology) The climate of the Earth at a specified point in geologic time]
adj
Alternative spelling of paleoclimatic [Of or pertaining to the climate of a region in the past]
adv
Alternative form of paleoclimatically [In a paleoclimatic way.]
n
Alternative form of paleocommunity [a prehistoric community]
adj
Alternative spelling of paleoconservative [(US politics) Holding views associated with paleoconservatism.]
n
Alternative form of paleocontinent [A continent that existed in the geological past.]
adj
Alternative form of paleocontinental [Relating to a paleocontinent]
n
A prehistoric course (of a river)
adj
Alternative form of paleocrystic [Of, pertaining to, or derived from a former glacial formation; composed of ancient ice.]
n
Alternative spelling of paleocurrent [(geology) A geological feature that indicates the direction of flow of water in the geologic past]
adj
Alternative form of paleodemographic [Relating to paleodemography]
n
Alternative form of paleodemography [The demography of the ancient world]
n
Alternative spelling of paleodepth [(geology) Depth of an ocean deposit at a particular time in the geologic past]
n
Alternative form of paleodiet [A paleolithic diet; a nutritional plan based on the presumed ancient diet of wild plants and animals that various hominid species habitually consumed during the Paleolithic.]
adj
Alternative form of paleodietary [Relating to the diet of prehistoric man or animals]
n
Alternative form of paleodistribution [The distribution of organisms in prehistoric times.]
adj
Alternative form of paleodistributional [Relating to a paleodistribution]
adj
Alternative form of paleodosimetric [Relating to paleodosimetry]
n
An ancient dune, especially one only visible geologically
adj
Alternative form of paleoecologic [paleoecological]
adj
Alternative spelling of paleoecological [Of or pertaining to paleoecology]
adj
Alternative form of palaeoeconomy
n
Alternative form of paleoecosystem [An ancient ecosystem]
adj
Alternative form of paleoendemic [(ecology) That has been endemic in a region for a very long time (but is now more restricted)]
n
Alternative form of paleoendemism [The condition of being paleoendemic]
n
Alternative spelling of paleoenvironment [The past environment of an area during a given period of its history.]
adj
Alternative spelling of paleoenvironmental [(geology) Of or pertaining to the environment at a particular time in the geologic past.]
adj
Alternative form of paleoepidemiological [Relating to paleoepidemiology]
adj
Alternative form of paleoepidemiological [Relating to paleoepidemiology]
n
Alternative form of paleoepidemiology [The epidemiological study of disease in ancient times]
n
Alternative form of Paleo-Eskimo [The inhabitants and/or native cultures of the North American Arctic region before the rise of the modern Eskimo cultures in the region; the Saqqaq, Independence I and II, and/or Dorset cultures and peoples.]
adj
Alternative form of paleoethnobotanical [Relating to paleoethnobotany]
n
Alternative form of paleoethnobotanist [A person engaged in paleoethnobotany.]
n
Alternative form of paleoethnobotany [(archaeology) The study of plant remains from archaeological sites.]
adj
Alternative form of paleoethnologic
adj
Alternative form of paleoethnological [Relating to paleoethnology.]
n
Alternative form of paleoethnology
adj
Alternative form of paleoethological [Relating to paleoethology]
n
Alternative form of paleoethology [The study of the behaviour of extinct species of humans.]
adj
Alternative form of paleofecal [Relating to paleofeces.]
n
Alternative form of paleofeces [Ancient human feces, often found as part of archeological excavations or surveys.]
adj
Alternative form of paleofloristic [Relating to paleofloristics.]
adj
Alternative form of paleofluid [(geology) Relating to the flow of ancient fluids (especially molten rock)]
n
A forest that existed in the distant past
n
Alternative form of paleogenetics [The application of genetics to palaeontology.]
adj
Alternative spelling of Paleogenic [(geology) of, or relating to the Paleogene period]
adj
Alternative spelling of paleogeographic [pertaining to paleogeography]
adj
Alternative spelling of paleogeographical [Of or pertaining to paleogeography]
adv
Alternative form of paleogeographically [In a paleogeographic manner]
adj
Alternative form of paleogeological [Relating to paleogeology]
n
Alternative form of paleogeology [(geology) The geology of a particular place at some time in the distant past]
n
Alternative form of paleogeomorphology [Paleogeomorphology, the study of historical physical geography (historical landforms).]
n
Alternative form of paleoglacier [An ancient glacier]
adj
Alternative form of paleognathous [(zoology) Belonging or relating to the paleognaths.]
adj
Alternative form of paleographic [Of or pertaining to paleography.]
n
(British spelling) Alternative form of paleography [The study of old or ancient forms of writing.]
n
Alternative form of paleohabitat [(ecology, archaeology) An extinct habitat that can only be reconstructed from fossils]
n
Alternative form of paleoherpetology [The scientific study of extinct reptiles and amphibians.]
adj
Alternative form of paleohistological
n
Alternative form of paleohistology [histology of ancient tissue]
n
Alternative form of paleohistory [Synonym of archaeology]
adj
Alternative form of paleohydrographic [Relating to paleohydrography]
n
Alternative form of paleohydrography [The hydrography of ancient rivers or shores]
adj
Alternative form of palaeohydrological [Relating to palaeohydrology]
adj
Alternative form of paleoichnological [Relating to paleoichnology.]
n
Alternative spelling of paleoichnology [(paleontology) A branch of ichnology concerned with the study of trace fossils preserved in ancient rocks.]
n
Alternative form of paleoimmunology [The study of the ancient roots of the immune system]
n
Alternative form of paleointensity [(geology) The intensity of geomagnetism at a given location at a particular time in the geologic past]
n
Alternative form of paleokarst [(geology) A karst that lies under strata of younger rocks]
adj
Alternative form of paleokarstic [Relating to a paleokarst]
adj
Alternative form of paleolacustrine [Relating to ancient lakes]
n
Alternative form of paleolagoon [An ancient lagoon]
n
An ancient lake, especially one only visible geologically.
n
Alternative form of paleolandscape [A landscape as it was in ancient times]
n
Latitude that a present‐day location had in a geologic era.
n
Alternative form of paleolevee [A prehistoric levee]
adj
Alternative form of paleoliberal [Relating to paleoliberalism.]
adj
Alternative spelling of paleolimnological [Of or pertaining to paleolimnology, the limnological study of the geological past]
n
Alternative form of paleolimnology [The study of the paleoenvironments of inland bodies of water]
adj
Alternative spelling of Paleolithic [Of or referring to the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic period or Paleolithic age).]
adj
Alternative form of Palaiologan [Pertaining to the reign of the Palaiologans.]
adj
Alternative form of paleologic
adj
Alternative form of paleological [Relating to paleology]
n
Alternative form of paleology [The study of antiquities or of the ancient past]
n
longitude that a present‐day location had in a geologic era.
adj
Alternative form of paleolongitudinal [Relating to paleolongitude]
n
Alternative spelling of paleomagnetism [(geology) The study of the strength and direction of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over geologic time.]
n
Alternative form of paleomargin [The edge of a paleolake or paleolagoon]
adj
Alternative form of paleomicrobiological [Relating to paleomicrobiology]
n
Alternative form of paleomicrobiology [The microbiological study of prehistoric material]
n
Alternative form of paleoneuroanatomy [The neuroanatomy of ancient (typically extinct) animals]
n
Alternative form of paleoneurology [The study of the nervous systems of extinct animals]
adj
Alternative spelling of paleontologic [Pertaining to paleontology; characteristic of paleontology.]
adj
Alternative spelling of paleontological [Of or pertaining to paleontology.]
n
Alternative form of paleonutrition [The study of dietary nutrition in ancient or primitive peoples.]
adj
Alternative form of paleoparasitological [Relating to paleoparasitology.]
adj
Alternative form of paleopedological [Relating to paleopedology.]
n
Alternative form of paleopedologist [One who studies paleopedology.]
n
Alternative spelling of paleopedology [(geology) The study of geologic soils]
adj
Alternative form of paleophycological [Relating to paleophycology]
adj
Alternative form of paleophytologic [Relating to paleophytology.]
n
Alternative form of paleophytology [paleobotany]
n
Alternative form of paleoplain [(geology, geomorphology) A buried erosion plain; a particularly large and flat erosion surface.]
n
Alternative form of paleoposition [The geographical position of a place in prehistory (before being subjected to continental drift)]
n
Alternative form of paleoprecipitation [precipitation (typically, rain) in ancient times]
adj
Alternative form of paleopsychological [Relating to paleopsychology.]
n
Alternative form of paleopsychology
adj
Alternative form of paleopulmonic [Relating to the lungs of primitive creatures (especially of the first birds)]
n
Alternative form of paleoradiology [The use of modern radiological techniques to study ancient remains and artifacts.]
n
Alternative form of paleorainfall [rainfall in prehistoric times]
n
Alternative form of paleoreconstruction [A reconstruction of a paleoenvironment]
n
Alternative form of paleorecord [Any record from the distant past, but especially a fossil record]
n
Alternative form of paleoriver [An ancient river (that no longer exists, or whose course has changed)]
adj
Alternative form of paleornithological [Relating to paleornithology]
n
An ancient scenario (possible series of events in prehistory)
adj
Alternative form of paleosecular [(geology) Relating to long-term non-periodic irregularities, especially in magnetic field, in the geologic past]
n
Alternative form of paleosediment [An ancient sediment]
n
(geology) The shoreline as it was in the geologic past
n
Alternative form of paleoslope [The slope of a region in prehistoric times]
n
Alternative form of paleosoil
n
Alternative form of paleosol [(soil science) A layer of fossil soil buried beneath other sediments or deposits.]
adj
Alternative form of paleosolic [Relating to paleosols.]
n
Alternative form of paleospecies
n
Alternative form of paleosubspecies
n
Alternative form of paleosurface [A surface (of the Earth) as it was in prehistoric times.]
adj
Alternative form of paleotectonic [Relating to ancient movement of the Earth's surface]
adj
Alternative form of paleotemperate [That was temperate in prehistoric times]
adj
Alternative form of paleotempestological [(weather) Relating to paleotempestology.]
n
Alternative form of paleotempestology [(meteorology) The study of past tropical cyclone activity by means of geological evidence and historical documentary records.]
adj
Alternative form of paleotopographic [Relating to paleotopography]
n
Alternative form of paleotopography [Prehistoric topography]
adj
Alternative form of paleotranscriptomic [(genetics) Relating to the sequencing of ancient RNA]
n
Alternative form of paleotsunami [An ancient, unrecorded tsunami]
n
Alternative form of paleovalley [A prehistoric valley]
adj
Alternative form of paleovegetational [Relating to paleovegetation.]
n
Alternative form of paleowater [fossil water]
n
Alternative form of paleoweather [prehistoric weather]
adj
Alternative form of paleozoogeographical [Relating to paleozoogeography.]
adj
Alternative form of paleozoologic [paleozoological]
adj
Alternative form of paleozoological [Relating to paleozoology.]
n
Alternative form of paleozoology [(zoology) The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and the creatures that were transformed into them]
adj
Alternative form of palestral [palestric; relating to wrestling]
adj
Alternative form of palestrian [Of or relating to the palestra, or to wrestling]
adj
Alternative form of paleoanthropic [of or pertaining to early forms of fossil humans, as Neanderthal]
adj
Alternative form of paleoethnological [Relating to paleoethnology.]
n
Alternative form of palaeoichthyology [The scientific study of prehistoric fish.]
n
(informal) Clipping of paleodiet. [A paleolithic diet; a nutritional plan based on the presumed ancient diet of wild plants and animals that various hominid species habitually consumed during the Paleolithic.]
adj
Alternative spelling of palaeoaeolian [(geomorphology, climatology) Relating to, or caused by, ancient winds]
adj
Alternative spelling of palaeoaeolian [(geomorphology, climatology) Relating to, or caused by, ancient winds]
adj
Alternative form of Paleo-American
adj
Alternative spelling of palaeoanthropological [Of or pertaining to palaeoanthropology]
n
An ancient arch or ridge (typically in South America)
n
An atmosphere, particularly that of Earth, at some unspecified time in the geological past.
n
(rare, creationism) A group of older, now deceased members of a holobaramin.
n
A beach that existed in the distant past
adj
Alternative spelling of palaeobiogeographical [Of or pertaining to palaeobiogeography.]
adj
Alternative spelling of palaeobiologic [Of or pertaining to palaeobiology.]
n
A prehistoric bioprovince
adj
Alternative form of paleobotanical [Of or pertaining to paleobotany]
n
A burrow formed by an animal of the ancient past.
n
A cave that was inhabited in the distant past
adj
Alternative spelling of palaeoceanographic [Of or pertaining to palaeoceanography]
adj
Alternative form of paleoceanographic
n
(geology) A deposit of sediment filling the course of an ancient river.
adj
Alternative form of paleoclimatic [Of or pertaining to the climate of a region in the past]
adj
Alternative form of palaeoclimatological [Pertaining to palaeoclimatology.]
n
Alternative form of palaeoclimatology [The scientific study of prehistoric climate of the Earth.]
n
A rock structure resembling the karst landform, but formed essentially by the dissolution of underlying sedimentary rock.
n
A prehistoric connection, typically between paleorivers
n
A continent that existed in the geological past.
n
An ancient town or similar community
adj
Alternative form of paleodemographic [Relating to paleodemography]
n
The demography of the ancient world
n
(geology) The formation of a deposit in the distant past
n
(geology) Depth of an ocean deposit at a particular time in the geologic past
adj
Relating to the diet of prehistoric man or animals
n
Alternative spelling of palaeodiversity [palaeontological diversity (the diversity of prehistoric lifeforms)]
n
Alternative form of palaeodrainage [A system of drainage channels cut by an ancient river]
n
Alternative form of palaeodune [An ancient dune, especially one only visible geologically]
adj
Of or pertaining to paleoecology
n
(geology) Elevation (of land) that occurred in the geological past.
adj
Alternative form of palaeoentomological [Pertaining to palaeoentomology]
n
Alternative form of palaeoentomology [The scientific study of prehistoric insects.]
n
The past environment of an area during a given period of its history.
adj
Alternative spelling of palaeoaeolian [(geomorphology, climatology) Relating to, or caused by, ancient winds]
n
Alternative form of palaeoequator [The equator as it was in geologic time.]
adj
Relating to regions that were equatorial in the distant past
n
Alternative form of Paleo-Eskimo [The inhabitants and/or native cultures of the North American Arctic region before the rise of the modern Eskimo cultures in the region; the Saqqaq, Independence I and II, and/or Dorset cultures and peoples.]
adj
Alternative form of paleoethnological [Relating to paleoethnology.]
n
Alternative form of paleofeces [Ancient human feces, often found as part of archeological excavations or surveys.]
n
Alternative form of palaeoflora [The plants (of a specific region) in the geologic past]
adj
Alternative form of palaeofloral [Relating to palaeoflora]
n
Alternative form of palaeoforest [A forest that existed in the distant past]
adj
Alternative form of palaeogenomic [Relating to palaeogenomics]
n
Alternative spelling of palaeogeography. [The study of historical geography — of the (chiefly physical, but sometimes political/cultural) geography of the world in the geologic past.]
adj
Alternative form of paleographic [Of or pertaining to paleography.]
adj
Alternative form of palaeohistological
n
(geology) An ancient horizontal (strata)
n
The humidity of a location in prehistoric times
adj
Alternative form of palaeohydrogeological [Of or pertaining to palaeohydrogeology.]
adj
Alternative form of palaeohydrologic
adj
Alternative form of palaeohydrological [Relating to palaeohydrology]
n
Alternative form of palaeohydrology [The study of ancient rivers and other hydrological features]
n
Synonym of paleoindicator
n
(geology) The intensity of geomagnetism at a given location at a particular time in the geologic past
n
An ancient lake, especially one that no longer exists.
n
(geology, paleontology) The former latitude of a particular geologic formation at a time in the geologic past, often specifically the time of formation
adj
Alternative spelling of palaeolatitudinal [Of or pertaining to palaeolatitude]
adj
Alternative form of paleolimnological [Of or pertaining to paleolimnology, the limnological study of the geological past]
n
(geology, paleontology) The former longitude of a particular geologic formation at a time in the geologic past, often specifically the time of formation
n
Alternative form of palaeomammalogy [The study of prehistoric mammals]
n
The edge of a paleolake or paleolagoon
n
Alternative form of palaeomobility [mobility (of organisms) in prehistoric times]
n
Alternative form of palaeomodel [A model used in palaeomodeling]
n
Alternative form of palaeonemertean [Any nemertean of the order Palaeonemertea]
n
The study of the nervous systems of extinct animals
adj
Alternative form of palaeontographic [Relating to palaeontography.]
n
Alternative form of palaeontography [The description of fossil remains in scientific literature.]
n
An ancient nursery (for extinct juvenile animals)
n
An ancient toponym that is now obsolete
adj
Alternative form of paleoceanographic
adj
Alternative form of paleo-orthodox [Conforming to paleo-orthodoxy]
n
(geology, geomorphology) A buried erosion plain; a particularly large and flat erosion surface.
n
The current position that the north pole or south pole would have had in the geologic past.
n
The population of an organism in prehistoric time
n
The geographical position of a place in prehistory (before being subjected to continental drift)
n
precipitation (typically, rain) in ancient times
n
Alternative form of palaeoproductivity [(geology) prehistoric productivity (of minerals)]
n
rainfall in prehistoric times
n
Alternative form of palaeoregolith [ancient regolith]
n
A rift (typically a rift valley) that formed in prehistoric times
n
An ancient river (that no longer exists, or whose course has changed)
n
Alternative spelling of palaeosalinity [(countable) The salinity of the seas in the geologic past]
adj
Alternative form of paleoseismological [Of or pertaining to paleoseismology.]
n
Alternative form of palaeoshoreline [(geology) The shoreline as it was in the geologic past]
n
Alternative form of paleosol [(soil science) A layer of fossil soil buried beneath other sediments or deposits.]
n
(soil science) A layer of fossil soil buried beneath other sediments or deposits.
n
(geology) a spring (water source) that existed in the distant past
n
(geology) Ancient stress (in rocks)
n
A surface (of the Earth) as it was in prehistoric times.
n
A swamp that existed in the distant past
n
(geology) The temperature at a location in the geologic past
n
Alternative spelling of palaeothermometry [the estimation of the temperature in the geologic past]
adj
transported in ancient times
n
An ancient, unrecorded tsunami
n
Alternative form of palaeotype [An old book printed between 1500 and 1550.]
n
A volcano that formed in prehistoric times (typically before the Tertiary)
adj
Alternative form of palaeoxylological [Relating to palaeoxylology.]
n
Alternative form of palaeoxylology [(sciences) the study of fossil wood, whether petrified or not]
adj
Alternative form of palynostratigraphic [Relating to palynostratigraphy]
n
obsolete typography of palaeanthropology
adj
(archaic or used by non-native speakers) Alternative form of Paleo-Eskimo
n
(hypercorrect) Alternative spelling of palaeanthropology
n
Archaic spelling of paleobiology. [The branch of biology or paleontology concerned with the study of fossils of plants and animals]
n
Alternative spelling of palaeoclimatology [The scientific study of prehistoric climate of the Earth.]
n
Alternative form of palaeoethnobotany
n
Obsolete spelling of palaeogeography [The study of historical geography — of the (chiefly physical, but sometimes political/cultural) geography of the world in the geologic past.]
adj
Alternative spelling of palaeolithic
adj
Obsolete form of paleontological. [Of or pertaining to paleontology.]
adj
Alternative spelling of paleophytic
n
Obsolete spelling of palaeoscience [(geology) Any scientific discipline that studies the geologic past; especially a division of a study that normally focuses on the present geological state.]
n
Alternative form of phytoarchaeology
n
(historical) Pliocene grasslands that extended from Africa to China.
adj
Of or relating to George Gaylord Simpson (1902–1984), US paleontologist.
n
Alternative form of troglobiomorphism [The form of a biological organism that has been influenced by its living in caves]
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