palaeopedologypaleopedologyn.
/ˌpalɪəʊpᵻˈdɒlədʒi/, /ˌpeɪlɪəʊpᵻˈdɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪlioʊpəˈdɑlədʒi/; see also pedology n. Geology.
The behaviour and characteristics of soils in the geological past; the branch of science that deals with this.
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the world > the earth > earth sciences > soil science > [noun] > branches
soil analysis1873
soil physics1900
soil mechanics1920
palaeopedology1927
soil chemistry1927
1927 B. B. Polynov Contrib. Russ. Scientists to Paleopedol. 1 It is yet scarcely possible to speak of paleopedology, as of a scientific theory that has assumed a wholly definite shape.
1943 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 241 199 It cannot be expected that paleopedology ever will be able to deal with much more than the general types of the ancient soil formation and the changes in the geographical pattern of the zones and regions in which these types prevailed during the different geological periods.
1992 Jrnl. Sedimentary Petrol. 62 825/1 This study summarizes the paleopedology of repetitively stacked claystone paleosols.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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