palaeopedologistpaleopedologistn.
/ˌpalɪəʊpᵻˈdɒlədʒɪst/, /ˌpeɪlɪəʊpᵻˈdɒlədʒɪst/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪlioʊpəˈdɑlədʒəst/ Geology.
An expert in or student of palaeopedology.
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the world > the earth > earth sciences > soil science > [noun] > branches > practitioner
soil chemist1927
soil physicist1937
palaeopedologist1943
1943 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 241 197 A great deal more must be learned about the soil formation before paleopedologists will understand the true significance of the soil bones.
1971 G. Roeschmann in D. H. Yaalon Paleopedology 319 In future, paleopedologists and geologists will only obtain satisfactory results..if they work as a team.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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