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palæogæan, -gean, a.|ˌpæliːəʊˈdʒiːən, ˌpeɪ-|
[f. palæo-, paleo- + Gr. γαῖα, γῆ the earth.]
1. Belonging to Palæogæa, i.e. the ‘Old World’ or eastern hemisphere considered as a zoogeographical region.
1857P. L. Sclater in Jrnl. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) II. 130.
2. (See quot.)
1865Page Handbk. Geol. Terms, Palæogean, belonging to the former conditions of the earth's surface as revealed by geology, as distinct from the existing terraqueous aspects as described by geography. |