paleoalgology en · NOUN
Etymology
From paleo- + algology.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The study of fossil algae.
The conference passed a resolution to publish the works of the conference and also to compile a collection of articles on problems of paleoalgology, which would explain the latest data of a theoretical and applied nature.
1966, United States Joint Publications Research Service, Conferences in the Soviet Bloc - Issue 22, page 10:Paleoalgology is the branch of botany that deals with algae in ancient times. This branch of science is closely related to the studies of the origin of life, ...
1978, Hsinhua Weekly - Issues 1-25, page 24: