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 'paleoecological' in a sentence
paleoecological
Examination of oviraptorosaur hindlimbs reveals four distinct morphotypes, possibly attributable to paleoecological differences.
Philip J. Currie, Gregory F. Funston, Halszka Osmólska 2016, 'New specimens of the crested theropod dinosaur Elmisaurus rarus from Mongolia', Acta Palaeontologica Polonicahttp://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app61/app001302014.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The limited range of these species makes them particularly useful in paleoecological and paleoclimate reconstructions.
Seringe N. Huisman, M. F. Raczka, Crystal N. H. McMichael 2018, 'Palm Phytoliths of Mid-Elevation Andean Forests', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolutionhttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00193/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Our results highlight the potential of oxygen isotopes in modern and paleoecological contexts.
Brooke eCrowley, Amanda Dawn Melin, Amanda Dawn Melin, Justin Douglas Yeakel, JustinDouglas Yeakel, Nathaniel Jay Dominy 2015, 'Do oxygen isotope values in collagen reflect the ecology and physiology of neotropicalmammals?', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolutionhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2015.00127/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The paleoecological results suggest humid and subtropical conditions in the hinterland.
Ercegovac Marko, Grubić Aleksandar, Milivojević Jelena 2002, 'Biostratigraphical study of Lower Cretaceous Kašajina river beds and its importancefor geology of NE Serbia', Geološki Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrvahttp://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0608/2002/0350-06080264063E.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This approach holds a great potential for paleoecological reconstruction using paleosols.
F. Su, W. Tan, L. Zhou, X. Feng, J. Han, G. Wang 2008, 'Paleovegetation reconstruction using δ13C of Soil Organic Matter', Biogeoscienceshttp://www.biogeosciences.net/5/1325/2008/bg-5-1325-2008.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Their taxonomy and morphology, evolutionary stage, and paleoecological determining factors are studied.
Piñero, P., Alberdi, M. T. 2015, 'Estudio de los caballos del yacimiento de Quibas, Pleistoceno Inferior final (Abanilla,Murcia, España)', Estudios Geologicoshttp://estudiosgeol.revistas.csic.es/index.php/estudiosgeol/article/view/928/1030. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These species have only paleoecological implications, since a stratigraphic bed-by-bed sampling has not been performed.
MARCO BALINI 2017, 'MIDDLE TRIASSIC CERATITIDS (AMMONOIDEA) COLLECTED BY C. RENZ FROM HYDRA (GREECE)',Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafiahttps://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/8606. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The paleoecological drivers of these pulses are then investigated.
Michelangelo Bisconti, Dirk K. Munsterman, Klaas Post 2019, 'A new balaenopterid whale from the late Miocene of the Southern North Sea Basin andthe evolution of balaenopterid diversity (Cetacea, Mysticeti)', PeerJhttps://peerj.com/articles/6915.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Were described methodological foundations of paleoecological studies.
О. Я. Кипоренко, Г. Б. Шабалтас, Т. Г. Сокольський 2013, 'Place of great extinctions in the new ecological paradigm', Vìsnik Nacìonalʹnogo Avìacìjnogo Unìversitetuhttp://jrnl.nau.edu.ua/index.php/visnik/article/view/5465. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)