palaeotopographypaleotopographyn.
/ˌpalɪə(ʊ)təˈpɒɡrəfi/, /ˌpeɪlɪə(ʊ)təˈpɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪlioʊtəˈpɑɡrəfi/ Geology and Archaeology.
The topography of ancient landscapes, esp. as represented today by features that are buried or newly uncovered. Cf. palaeogeomorphology n.
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the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > [noun] > physical geography > topology or topography > palaeotopography or physiography
palaeophysiography1882
palaeotopography1943
1943 Jrnl. Sedimentary Petrology 13 108 The search for new deposits of petroleum is aided by the use of special paleogeographic maps... Other types of maps that may be used show salinity, thickness of sands, paleogeology and paleotopography.
1970 Jrnl. Geol. Soc. Austral. 17 39 The palaeotopography of an east-west valley on the eastern flank of the Great Divide is reconstructed from a consideration of early Tertiary and Palaeozoic rocks.
1989 A. J. Jeffreys in J. R. Durant Human Origins vii. 116 (caption) Sketch by A. K. Behrensmeyer indicating the palaeotopography of a site..at Koobi Fora, Kenya.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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