Definition of Micropaleontology

1. Noun. The paleontology of microfossils.


Definition of Micropaleontology

1. Noun. The branch of paleontology dealing with the fossilized microscopic organic remains (microfossils) of the geologic past; including their structure, biology, relationships and distribution. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Micropaleontology

microomist
microomy
microoperation
microoperations
microorganism
microorganisms
microoxygenation
micropalaeontologic
micropalaeontologist
micropalaeontologists
micropalaeontology
micropaleontologic
micropaleontological
micropaleontologist
micropaleontologists
micropaleontology (current term)
micropalæontologic
micropalæontologist
micropalæontologists
micropalæontology
micropantograph
micropantographs
micropapillary
microparasite
microparasites
microparasitic
micropart
microparticle
microparticles

Literary usage of Micropaleontology

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biographical Memoirs by National Academy Of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences Staff, Caroline K. McEuen (1980)
"micropaleontology, 7:124-88. With WR Riedel and others. ... micropaleontology, 10:291-322. 1965 Massive extinctions in biota at the end of Mesozoic time. ..."

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