paleolimnology

paleolimnology
paleolimnological /pay'lee oh lim'nl oj"i keuhl/; esp. Brit. /pal'ee-/, paleolimnologic, adj.paleolimnologically, adv.paleolimnologist, n.
/pay'lee oh lim nol"euh jee/; esp. Brit. /pal'ee-/, n.
the study of ancient lakes from their sediments and fossils.
[1940-45; PALEO- + LIMNOLOGY]

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