paleopedology
(redirected from Soil fossil)Also found in: Encyclopedia.
Related to Soil fossil: Paleopedology
pa·le·o·pe·do·lo·gy
(pā′lē-ō-pĭ-dŏl′ə-jē, -pĕ-)n.
The study of geologically old and generally fossilized soils, especially to obtain information about the history of environmental and biological conditions on Earth.
pa′le·o·pe·do·log′i·cal (-də-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
paleopedology, palaeopaedology
a branch of soil science that studies the soils of past geologie times. — paleopedologist, palaeopaedologist, n. — paleopedologic, palaeopaedologic, paleopedological, palaeopaedological, adj.
See also: Geologythe branch of pedology that studies the soil conditions of past geologic ages. — paleopedologist, palaeopedologist, n. — paleopedologic, palaeopedologic, paleopedological, palaeopedological, adj.
See also: Soil-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.