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ˌpalæobiogeˈography
Also (chiefly U.S.) paleo-.
[f. palæo-, paleo- + biogeography.]
The study of the distribution of fossil plants or animals.
1934in Webster. 1953Ecology XXXIV. 811 (heading) A synthesis of paleobiogeography. 1961P. E. Cloud in M. Sears Oceanogr. ii. 151 The patterns created in the struggle for perpetuity are the essence of descriptive biogeography and paleobiogeography. 1972Sci. Amer. Mar. 12/2 He has written on such subjects as fossil carnivores, dating of early man,..evolutionary theory and paleobiogeography.
Hence ˌpalæobiogeˈographer, an expert or specialist in palæobiogeography; ˌpalæoˌbiogeoˈgraphic, -ical adjs.
1953Ecology XXXIV. 812/2 Then come the paleobiogeographic maps. 1958Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. LXIX. 107/1 The amount of detail that can be shown on a paleogeographic or paleobiogeographic map depends on the length of the time interval which it attempts to represent. 1961P. E. Cloud in M. Sears Oceanogr. ii. 159 For the paleobiogeographer, it is essential not to confuse temperature subdivisions with geodetic terms. Ibid. 162 An important paleobiogeographical exception to the direction of size increase is provided in the case of the shelled invertebrates. 1970Spec. Papers Geol. Soc. Amer. No. 124. 23 During the late Paleozoic, unequal distribution and dispersal of biotas created changing paleobiogeographic provinces. 1978Nature 9 Mar. 159/1 Palaeobiogeographic evidence is thus compatible with seafloor spreading and palaeomagnetic data. |