paleophycology
paleophycology noun: the branch of paleontology that deals with fossil algae.
Noun
paleophycology (uncountable)
- The branch of paleontology that deals with fossil algae
- An endeavor to introduce the biological species concept into paleontologic species has been explored by many progressive paleontologists. But, no such contribution has ever been made in paleophycology.1956, Kanazawa Daigaku, The Science Reports of Kanazawa University - Volumes 5-7, page 254
- As most of the primary production in freshwater systems comes from algae, and given that there are many thousands of algal taxa, it is not surprising that paleophycology has played a leading role in paleolimnology.2009, John P. Smol, Pollution of Lakes and Rivers: A Paleoenvironmental Perspective, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- paleoalgology
Synonyms of paleophycology
Origin of paleophycology
From paleo- + phycology.
Words that rhyme with paleophycology
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- etymology
- pathology
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- psychology
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- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
Questions about paleophycology
- What does paleophycology mean?
- Paleophycology means the branch of paleontology that deals with fossil algae.
- What part of speech is paleophycology?
- Paleophycology is a noun.
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