micropaleontology

English

Alternative forms

• micropalæontology (chiefly British)
• micropalaeontology (British)

Etymology

From micro- +‎ paleontology.

Noun

micropaleontology (uncountable)

1. 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

• micropaleontologic
• micropaleontological
• micropaleontologist

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