palaeobiogeographerpaleobiogeographern.
/ˌpalɪəʊˌbʌɪə(ʊ)dʒɪˈɒɡrəfə/, /ˌpeɪlɪəʊˌbʌɪə(ʊ)dʒɪˈɒɡrəfə/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪlioʊˌbaɪoʊdʒiˈɑɡrəfər/ An expert in or student of palaeobiogeography.
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palaeobiogeographer1961
1961 P. E. Cloud in M. Sears Oceanogr. ii. 159 For the paleobiogeographer, it is essential not to confuse temperature subdivisions with geodetic terms.
1985 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 309 208 The breaching of the land barrier would then have the characteristics of the ‘sweepstakes’ route recognized by the palaeobiogeographer.
1992 Cambr. Encycl. Human Evol. (1994) v. i. 169/2 To explain the similarities between ancient plants and animals on distant landmasses that had not moved, most palaeobiogeographers were forced to imagine the presence of trans-oceanic land bridges at convenient geological times.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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