| paleo |
| paleo-american | (n) a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch, Syn. Paleo-Amerind, Paleo-Indian |
| paleo-american culture | (n) the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America, Syn. Paleo-Indian culture, Paleo-Amerind culture |
| paleoanthropological | (adj) of or concerned with the scientific study of human fossils |
| paleoanthropology | (n) the scientific study of human fossils, Syn. human palaeontology, palaeoanthropology, human paleontology |
| paleobiology | (n) a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms, Syn. palaeobiology |
| paleobotany | (n) the study of fossil plants, Syn. palaeobotany |
| paleocene | (n) from 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals, Syn. Paleocene epoch |
| paleocerebellum | (n) the anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain to develop in mammals |
| paleoclimatology | (n) the study of the climate of past ages, Syn. palaeoclimatology |
| paleocortical | (adj) of or relating to the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum |
| Paleo- | [ Gr. |
| Paleobotanist | n. One versed in paleobotany. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Paleobotany | n. [ Paleo- + botany. ] That branch of paleontology which treats of fossil plants. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Paleocarida | ‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. |
| Paleocrinoidea | ‖n. pl. [ NL. See Paleo-, and Crinoidea. ] (Zool.) A suborder of |
| Paleocrystic | a. [ Paleo- + Gr. |
| Paleogaean | a. [ Paleo- + Gr. |
| paleogeography | n. The study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs. |
| paleogeology | n. The study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks. |
| Paleograph | n. An ancient manuscript. [ 1913 Webster ] |