the study of fossil animals and plants in order to deduce their ecology and the environmental conditions in which they lived
Derived forms
palaeoecological (ˌpalaeoˌecoˈlogical) or palaeoecologic (ˌpalaeoˌecoˈlogic)
adjective
palaeoecologist (ˌpalaeoeˈcologist)
noun
Examples of 'palaeoecology' in a sentence
palaeoecology
We use this case study to propose a closer collaboration between archaeology, palaeoecology and palaeoccology.
Valentí eRull, Núria eCañellas-Boltà, Núria eCañellas-Boltà, Alberto eSaez, Olga eMargalef,Roberto eBao, Sergi ePla-Rabes, Sergi ePla-Rabes, Blas eValero-Garcés, Santiago eGiralt 2013, 'Challenging Easter Island's collapse: the need for interdisciplinary synergies', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolutionhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2013.00003/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We here explore the palaeoecology and palaeoenvironments of the locality, and elucidate its controversial age.
Richard M. Bateman, Liadan G. Stevens, Jason Hilton 2016, 'Stratigraphy, palaeoenvironments and palaeoecology of the Loch Humphrey Burn lagerstätteand other Mississippian palaeobotanical localities of the Kilpatrick Hills, southwestScotland', PeerJhttps://peerj.com/articles/1700.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This variability could be a highly valuable source of information in palaeoecology.
Christopher Berndt, Peter Frenzel, Attila Çiner 2019, 'Intraspecific Length Variation and Shell Thickness of the Ostracod Cyprideis torosa(Jones, 1850) as a Potential Tool for Palaeosalinity Characterization', Geoscienceshttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/9/2/83. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The new taxa significantly expand the fossil record of the family and shed new light on its palaeoecology.
Alba Sánchez-García, André Nel, Antonio Arillo, Mónica M. Solórzano Kraemer 2017, 'The semi-aquatic pondweed bugs of a Cretaceous swamp', PeerJhttps://peerj.com/articles/3760.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)