micropaleontology

English

Alternative forms

micropalæontology (chiefly British)
micropalaeontology (British)

Etymology

micro- +‎ paleontology

Noun

micropaleontology (uncountable)

The branch of paleontology dealing with the fossilized microscopic organic remains (microfossils) of the geologic past; including their structure, biology, relationships and distribution.

Derived terms

Translations

the study of microfossils

Dutch: micropaleontologie f
Finnish: mikropaleontologia
French: micropaléontologie (fr) f
German: Mikropaläontologie f
Greek: μικροπαλαιοντολογία (el) f (mikropalaiontología)
Italian: micropaleontologia f
Khmer: អតិសុខុមបាសាណិភូតវិទ្យា (a’te’ so’kʰom baasaanə pʰuuta’vityie)
Polish: mikropaleontologia (pl) f
Portuguese: micropaleontologia f
Spanish: micropaleontología f
Volapük: mikrofösilav

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