Paleogæan
(Pa`le*o*gæ"an) a. [Paleo- + Gr. the eart] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Eastern hemisphere.
[Written also palæogæan.]
Paleograph
(Pa"le*o*graph) n. An ancient manuscript.
Paleographer
(Pa`le*og"ra*pher) n. One skilled in paleography; a paleographist.
Paleographic
(Pa`le*o*graph"ic Pa`le*o*graph"ic*al) a. [Cf. F. paléographique.] Of or pertaining to paleography.
Paleographist
(Pa`le*og"ra*phist) n. One versed in paleography; a paleographer.
Paleography
(Pa`le*og"ra*phy), n. [Paleo- + -graphy: cf. F. paléographie.]
1. An ancient manner of writing; ancient writings, collectively; as, Punic paleography.
2. The study of ancient inscriptions and modes of writing; the art or science of deciphering ancient writings,
and determining their origin, period, etc., from external characters; diplomatics.
Paleola
(||Pa*le"o*la) n.; pl. Paleolæ [NL., dim. of L. palea.] (Bot.) A diminutive or secondary palea; a
lodicule.
Paleolith
(Pa"le*o*lith) n. [Paleo- + -lith.] (Geol.) A relic of the Paleolithic era.
Paleolithic
(Pa`le*o*lith"ic) a. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to an era marked by early stone implements.
The Paleolithic era (as proposed by Lubbock) includes the earlier half of the "Stone Age;" the remains
belonging to it are for the most part of extinct animals, with relics of human beings.
Paleologist
(Pa`le*ol"ogist) n. One versed in paleology; a student of antiquity.
Paleology
(Pa`le*ol"o*gy) n. [Paleo- + -logy.] The study or knowledge of antiquities, esp. of prehistoric
antiquities; a discourse or treatise on antiquities; archæology .
Paleontographical
(Pa`le*on`to*graph"ic*al) a. Of or pertaining to the description of fossil remains.
Paleontography
(Pa`le*on*tog"ra*phy) n. [Paleo- + Gr. existing things + -graphy.] The description of
fossil remains.
Paleontological
(Pa`le*on`to*log"ic*al) a. Of or pertaining to paleontology. — Pa`le*on`to*log"ic*al*ly,
adv.
Paleontologist
(Pa`le*on*tol"o*gist) n. [Cf. F. paléontologiste.] One versed in paleontology.
Paleontology
(Pa`le*on*tol"o*gy) n. [Paleo- + Gr. existing things + -logy. Cf. Ontology.] The science
which treats of the ancient life of the earth, or of fossils which are the remains of such life.
Paleophytologist
(Pa`le*o*phy*tol"o*gist) n. A paleobotanist.
Paleophytology
(Pa`le*o*phy*tol"o*gy) n. [Paleo- + phytology.] Paleobotany.
Paleornithology
(Pa`le*or`ni*thol"o*gy) n. [Paleo- + ornithology.] The branch of paleontology which
treats of fossil birds.
Paleosaurus
(Pa`le*o*sau"rus) n.[NL., fr. Gr. ancient + a lizard.] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil saurians
found in the Permian formation.
Paleotechnic
(Pa`le*o*tech"nic) a. [Paleo- + technic.] Belonging to, or connected with, ancient art.
"The paleotechnic men of central France." D. Wilson.
