paleoenvironment

noun pa·leo·environment \"+\

Definition of paleoenvironment

: an environment of a past geological age

paleoenvironmental

\"+\ adjective

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Origin and Etymology of paleoenvironment

pale- + environment

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First Known Use: 1957

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