palaeosolicpaleosolicadj.
/ˌpalɪəˈsɒlɪk/, /ˌpeɪlɪəˈsɒlɪk/, U.S. /ˌpeɪlioʊˈsɔlɪk/, /ˌpeɪlioʊˈsɑlɪk/ Geology.
Of or relating to a palaeosol.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > [adjective] > spec horizon
palaeosolic1956
andic1960
oxic1960
salic1960
spodic1960
1956 Soil Sci. 82 441 Erosive stripping of the protective mantle of sediment in many places..resulted in the resurrection of the paleosolic profile in toto, so that now the paleosol occurs within the continuum of soils on the modern surface.
1965 R. V. Ruhe in H. E. Wright & D. G. Frey Quaternary of U.S. 759/2 These kinds of soil occur adjacent to each other and grade from one to another on the paleosolic surfaces of the older glacial tills.
1994 Palaeogeogr., Palaeoclimatol., Palaeoecol. 111 73 This was attributed to low K contents in the basalt, and high density of the paleosolic material.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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