paleobiogeography

noun

pa·​leo·​bio·​geography

¦pālēōˌbīō+,

chiefly British ¦pal-

: a science that deals with the geographical distribution of plants and animals of former geological epochs

paleobiogeographical

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

pale- + bi- + geography

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

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