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paleospecies

paleospecies noun: a species that is derived from the paleontological record; chronospecies.

Noun

paleospecies (plural paleospecies)

  1. A species that is derived from the paleontological record; chronospecies.
    • The problem of recognizing paleospecies is linked to a more fundamental problem in taxonomy —determining how species should be segregated.1996, Donald E. Johanson, Donald C. Johanson, Blake Edgar, From Lucy to Language
    • Similarly, my main source for confidence about paleospecies arises from proven correspondences with true biospecies in favorable cases providing sufficient information for such a test (particularly when species with lengthy fossil records are still extant).2001, Alan H. Cheetham, Jeremy B. C. Jackson, Scott Lidgard, Evolutionary Patterns, page 197

Forms of paleospecies

pluralpaleospecies
alternative formpalaeospecies

Questions about paleospecies

What does paleospecies mean?
Paleospecies means a species that is derived from the paleontological record; chronospecies.
What part of speech is paleospecies?
Paleospecies is a noun.
What is the plural of paleospecies?
The plural of paleospecies is paleospecies.

Words near paleospecies in the dictionary

  1. paleosolic
  2. paleosols
  3. paleosource
  4. paleosources
  5. paleosouthern
  6. paleospecies
  7. paleospinothalamic
  8. paleospinothalmic
  9. paleospring
  10. paleosprings
  11. paleostream

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