Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z paleola A diminutive or secondary palea paleolacustrine Relating to ancient lakes paleolagoon An ancient lagoon paleolake An ancient lake, especially one that no longer exists. paleolandscape A landscape as it was in ancient times paleolatitude The former latitude of a particular geologic formation at a time in the geologic past, often specifically the time of formation paleolatitudinal Relating to paleolatitude. paleolevee A prehistoric levee paleoliberal Relating to paleoliberalism. paleoliberalism extreme political liberalism paleolibertarian A supporter of paleolibertarianism. paleolibertarianism A variety of libertarianism developed by anarcho-capitalist theorists Murray Rothbard and Llewellyn Rockwell that combines conservative cultural values and social philosophy with a libertarian opposition to government intervention. paleolimnological Of or pertaining to paleolimnology, the limnological study of the geological past paleolimnologist One who studies paleolimnology. paleolimnology The study of the paleoenvironments of inland bodies of water paleolinguistics The study of the distant human past by linguistic means. paleoliquefaction Ancient soil liquefaction caused by earthquakes. paleolith A relic from the Paleolithic era. paleolithic Of or referring to the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic period or Paleolithic age). paleological Relating to paleology paleologism A word or phrase that was coined in the distant past, often now obscured or offensive, or if recently used: possibly having a definition or implication different from that of any earlier usage. paleology The study of antiquities or of the ancient past paleolongitude The former longitude of a particular geologic formation at a time in the geologic past, often specifically the time of formation paleolongitudinal Relating to paleolongitude. paleomagnetic Relating to paleomagnetism or to paleomagnetics paleomagnetically In a way that has to do with paleomagnetism paleomagnetician A specialist in the field of paleomagnetism paleomagnetics The study of paleomagnetism paleomagnetism The study of the strength and direction of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over geologic time. paleomagnetist A scientist whose speciality is paleomagnetism paleomagnetochronologic Relating to paleomagnetic chronology paleomagnetosphere The magnetosphere, as it was in prehistoric times paleomagnetostratigraphy magnetostratigraphy of ancient rocks paleomalacological Of or relating to paleomalacology. paleomalacologist One who studies paleomalacology. paleomalacology paleontology of mollusks (fossil shells). paleomammal A mammal with a paleomammalian brain. paleomammalian Of or relating to those structures of the brain's limbic system that (according to the triune brain model) arose early in mammalian evolution and were responsible for the motivation and emotion involved in feeding, reproductive behavior, and parental behavior. paleomammalogical Relating to paleomammalogy paleomammalogist A zoologist whose speciality is extinct mammals paleomap A map of an ancient landscape paleomargin The edge of a paleolake or paleolagoon paleomarxism A primitive form of Marxism paleome The genome of an extinct species paleomerycid Any extinct ruminant of the family Palaeomerycidae paleometeorological Relating to paleometeorology. paleometeorology Meteorology of the ancient past. paleomicrobiological Relating to paleomicrobiology paleomicrobiologist One who studies paleomicrobiology. paleomicrobiology The microbiological study of prehistoric material paleomicrobiomic Relating to paleomicrobiomics paleomicrobiomics The study of prehistoric microbiomes paleomicrocontinent A small fragment of continental crust that existed as an independent or semi-independent landmass in the geological past, rather than being part of a large present-day continent. paleomonsoon Any monsoon that existed in the paleoclimates of the distant past. paleomorphological Relating to paleomorphology. paleomorphology Study of the form and structure of ancient fossils. paleomyrmecologist One who studies paleomyrmecology. paleomyrmecology The scientific study of extinct ants paleoneuroanatomical Relating to paleoneuroanatomy paleoneuroanatomy The neuroanatomy of ancient (typically extinct) animals paleoneurobiology The study of brain evolution by analysis of brain endocasts to determine endocranial traits and volumes. paleoneurological Relating to paleoneurology. paleoneurologist One who studies paleoneurology. paleoneurology The study of the nervous systems of extinct animals paleontographical Of or pertaining to paleontography. paleontologic Pertaining to paleontology; characteristic of paleontology. paleontological Of or pertaining to paleontology. paleontologically In a paleontological manner. paleontologist One who studies paleontology. paleontologize To study or practise paleontology. paleontology The study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils. paleonursery An ancient nursery (for extinct juvenile animals) paleonutrition The study of dietary nutrition in ancient or primitive peoples. paleonutritional Relating to paleonutrition. paleonutritionist One who studies paleonutrition. paleonym An ancient toponym that is now obsolete paleonymy The use of a preexisting word in a new context. paleopallium An ancient region within the telencephalon in animal brains. paleopalynological Relating to paleopalynology. paleopalynologist One who studies paleopalynology. paleopalynology The branch of palynology concerned with the study of ancient pollens and spores, rather than with those still extant. paleoparadoxiid Any extinct aquatic mammal of the family Paleoparadoxiidae paleoparasitological Relating to paleoparasitology. paleoparasitologist A parasitologist whose speciality if paleoparasitology paleoparasitology The study of ancient parasites, especially as a branch of archaeology paleopathological Relating to paleopathology. paleopathologically By means of paleopathology paleopathologist One who works in paleopathology. paleopathology The study of ancient diseases. paleopedological Relating to paleopedology. paleopedologist One who studies paleopedology. paleopedology The study of geologic soils paleophobia The aversion to certain foods forming part of a diet associated with an earlier nutritional deficiency or other illness. paleophycological Relating to paleophycology paleophycology The branch of paleontology that deals with fossil algae paleophylogeographic Relating to paleophylogeography paleophylogeography Ancient phylogeography paleophysiological Relating to paleophysiology. paleophysiology The scientific study of the evolutionary basis of animal physiology. paleophyte Any prehistoric plant, especially one known only from fossils paleophytic Of or relating to paleophytes. paleophytologic Relating to paleophytology. paleophytological Relating to paleophytology. paleophytologist A paleobotanist. paleophytology Synonym of paleobotany paleoplacer Ancient sedimentary deposit containing valuable minerals. paleoplain A buried erosion plain; a particularly large and flat erosion surface. paleoplankton prehistoric plankton paleoplate A former tectonic plate, possibly subducted or joined to make a bigger tectonic plate. paleoploid Having the ploidy that the organism had in the distant past paleopole The current position that the north pole or south pole would have had in the geologic past. paleopolyploid That became polyploid in the distant past paleopolyploidy Polyploidy that occurred in the distant past. paleopopulation The population of an organism in prehistoric time paleoposition The geographical position of a place in prehistory (before being subjected to continental drift) paleoprecipitation precipitation (typically, rain) in ancient times paleoprimatology The study of ancient (typically extinct) primates. paleoproteome An ancient proteome paleoproteomic Relating to paleoproteomes or to paleoproteomics paleoproteomics The study of paleoproteomes Paleoproterozoic Of a geologic era within the Proterozoic eon from 2,500 to 1,600 million years ago. paleoproxy Anything (such as a fossil or a tree ring) from which paleographic data may be obtained indirectly paleopsychological Relating to paleopsychology. paleopsychology Study of the psychology of ancient cultures. paleopulmo Part of the lung of birds formed by the parabronchi from the mediolateral and medioventral bronchi paleopulmonic Relating to the lungs of primitive creatures (especially of the first birds) paleoradiological Relating to paleoradiology. paleoradiologist One who studies paleoradiology. paleoradiology The use of modern radiological techniques to study ancient remains and artifacts. paleorainfall rainfall in prehistoric times paleoreconstruction A reconstruction of a paleoenvironment paleorecord Any record from the distant past, but especially a fossil record paleoredox Past oxidation-reduction conditions of the Earth. paleorelief Past landscape features or topography. paleorift A rift (typically a rift valley) that formed in prehistoric times paleoriver An ancient river (that no longer exists, or whose course has changed) paleornithologic Of, or relating to paleornithology. paleornithological Relating to paleornithology paleornithologically In a paleornithological manner. paleornithologist A paleontologist who studies fossil birds. paleornithology The branch of paleontology that deals with fossil birds. paleosea An ancient sea. paleoseasonality Ancient seasonality paleosecular Relating to long-term non-periodic irregularities, especially in magnetic field, in the geologic past paleosediment An ancient sediment paleosedimentation Ancient sedimentation paleoseismic Pertaining to ancient seismic events. paleoseismicity Ancient seismic activity. paleoseismogeological Paleoseismic and geological. paleoseismological Of or pertaining to paleoseismology.