micropaleontology
The branch of paleontology dealing with the fossilized microscopic organic remains of…The branch of paleontology dealing with the fossilized microscopic organic remains (microfossils) of the geologic past, including their structure, biology, relationships and distribution.
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Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The branch of paleontology dealing with the fossilized microscopic organic remains (microfossils) of the geologic past, including their structure, biology, relationships and distribution.
Mikropaläontologie
- the paleontology of microfossils
Origin
From micro- + paleontology.From micro- + paleontology.
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