the study of geographical features of the geological past
Derived forms
palaeogeographer (ˌpalaeogeˈographer)
noun
palaeogeographical (ˌpælɪəʊˌdʒiːəʊˈɡræfɪkəl) or palaeogeographic (ˌpalaeoˌgeoˈgraphic)
adjective
palaeogeographically (ˌpalaeoˌgeoˈgraphically)
adverb
Examples of 'palaeogeography' in a sentence
palaeogeography
Hydrocarbon source rock and reservoir conditions were preliminarily analyzed based on lithofacies palaeogeography.
Jin-Xiong Luo, You-Bin He, Rui Wang 2014, 'Lithofacies palaeogeography of the Late Permian Wujiaping Age in the Middle and UpperYangtze Region, China', Journal of Palaeogeographyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095383615300924. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Mesozoic palaeogeography has an important control on the oil and gas distribution.
Tao Chongzhi, Bai Guoping, Liu Junlan, Deng Chao, Lu Xiaoxin, Liu Houwu, Wang Dapeng 2013, 'Mesozoic lithofacies palaeogeography and petroleum prospectivity in North CarnarvonBasin, Australia', Journal of Palaeogeographyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095383615301334. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These problems have enormous implications for studies in process sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy, palaeogeography, petroleum geology, and engineering geology.
G. Shanmugam 2015, 'The landslide problem', Journal of Palaeogeographyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209538361530016X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These two journals coordinate with each other and should promote the development and innovation of palaeogeography more effectively.
Feng Zengzhao, Bao Zhidong 2012, 'Striving for development and innovation of Chinese and international palaeogeography——launchstatement for Journal of Palaeogeography', Journal of Palaeogeographyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095383615301048. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)