Definition of palaeotemperature in English:
palaeotemperature
(US paleotemperature)
noun ˌpalɪə(ʊ)ˈtɛmp(ə)rɪtjʊəˌpeɪlɪə(ʊ)ˈtɛmp(ə)rɪtjʊəˌpālēōˈtemp(ə)rəCHər
Geology The temperature or mean temperature of a locality at a time in the geological past.
Example sentencesExamples
- Determination of maximum palaeotemperatures over a range of depths allows the palaeogeothermal gradient at the onset of cooling to be determined.
- This shows clearly that maximum palaeotemperatures decreased eastward independent of stratigraphic position.
- He developed a means of inferring marine paleotemperatures over geologic time by measuring the oxygen isotope ratios of carbonates in marine sediments.
- In this Port Waikato example, samples successively closer to the modern coastline experienced progressively higher palaeotemperatures in the past.
- Palaeothermal data provide no evidence for elevated Palaeogene palaeotemperatures indicative of deeper burial, and thus question the basis of Palaeogene exhumation.