paleoecology

paleoecology
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pa·le·o·e·col·o·gy (pā'lē-ō-ĭ-kŏlʹə-jē) n.
The branch of ecology that deals with the interaction between ancient organisms and their environment.
  pa'le·o·ec'o·logʹi·cal (-ĕk'ə-lŏjʹĭ-kəl, -ē'kə-) or pa'le·o·ec'o·logʹic (-lŏjʹĭk) adj. pa'le·o·e·colʹo·gist n.

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