paleoatmosphere

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noun

An atmosphere, particularly that of Earth, at some unspecified time in the geological past.

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Meanings

nounpaleoatmosphere (plural paleoatmospheres)

plural paleoatmospheres · alternative palaeoatmosphere

  1. An atmosphere, particularly that of Earth, at some unspecified time in the geological past.

    Of the various paleorecords available to science, ice cores from polar and high altitude ice sheets provide the most direct and highest resolution view of paleoatmospheres.

    2013, Robert J. Delmas, Ice Core Studies of Global Biogeochemical Cycles, page 384

Origin

From paleo- + atmosphere.

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Translations

Finnish esi-ilmakehä
  • esi-ilmakehäatmosphere in the geological past
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APA

paleoatmosphere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleoatmosphere

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“paleoatmosphere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleoatmosphere. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paleoatmosphere,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleoatmosphere.

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