palaeogeomorphologypaleogeomorphologyn.
/ˌpalɪəʊˌdʒiːə(ʊ)mɔːˈfɒlədʒi/, /ˌpeɪlɪəʊˌdʒiːə(ʊ)mɔːˈfɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌpeɪlioʊˌdʒioʊˌmɔrˈfɑlədʒi/ The geomorphology of ancient landscapes, esp. as represented today by features that are buried or newly exhumed. Cf. palaeotopography n.
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palaeogeomorphology1954
morphotectonics1956
1954 W. D. Thornbury Princ. Geomorphol. ii. 31 It might seem that the recognition of ancient erosion surfaces and the study of ancient topographies does not belong in the field of geomorphology, but the approach of the geomorphologist may be the most logical one. This aspect of geomorphology may well be called paleogeomorphology.
1966 Bull. Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists 50 2278/1 Enlarging on Thornbury's concept, the writer groups under the term paleogeomorphology the study of all geomorphic phenomena which are recognizable in the subsurface and in outcrops of previously buried formations.
1995 Canad. Jrnl. Earth Sci. 32 754 Palaeogeomorphology of the abandoned distributary channel.
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ˌpalaeoˌgeomorˈphologist n. rare
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geomorphist1896
geomorphologist1899
palaeogeomorphologist1963
1963 Oil & Gas Jrnl. 21 Oct. 140/1 It is convenient for the paleogeomorphologist to know that water travelling at a certain speed can move particles of specific sizes and density.
1966 Bull. Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists 50 2297/1 Although these [observations] have received practically no attention from ‘modern’ geomorphologists, they are of considerable importance to the paleogeomorphologist in the exploration for oil and gas.
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