Definition of Palaeogeography

1. Noun. The study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs.

Exact synonyms: Paleogeography
Generic synonyms: Archaeology, Archeology

Definition of Palaeogeography

1. Noun. The geography of the world in the geologic past ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Palaeogeography

palaeoenvironment
palaeoenvironmental
palaeoenvironments
palaeoequator
palaeoequators
palaeoethnography
palaeoflora
palaeofloras
palaeogeneticist
palaeogenetics
palaeogenomics
palaeogeochemical
palaeogeochemistry
palaeogeographic
palaeogeographical
palaeogeography (current term)
palaeogeology
palaeographer
palaeographers
palaeographic
palaeographical
palaeographist
palaeographists
palaeography
palaeoichnology
palaeoichthyological
palaeoichthyologist
palaeoichthyologists
palaeoichthyology
palaeolatitude

Literary usage of Palaeogeography

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Textbook of Geology by Amadeus William Grabau (1920)
"... index fossils) and structural geology, while a thorough understanding of the principles of physiography and palaeogeography is almost indispensable. ..."

2. A Late Triassic Footprint Fauna from the Culpeper Basin, Northern Virginia by Robert E. Weems (1987)
"... footprints from the Peace River Canyon, British Columbia, Canada: palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, ..."

3. A Comprehensive Geology by Amadeus William Grabau (1920)
"... thorough understanding of the principles of physiography and palaeogeography is almost indispensable. The mining geologist who devotes himself primarily ..."

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