paleoecology
noun
pa·leo·ecol·o·gy
ˌpā-lē-ō-i-ˈkä-lə-jē 
-e-ˈkä-
: a branch of ecology that is concerned with the characteristics of ancient environments and with their relationships to ancient plants and animals
paleoecological
ˌpā-lē-ō-ˌē-kə-ˈlä-ji-kəl
adjective
-ˌe-kə-
or less commonly paleoecologic
ˌpā-lē-ō-ˌē-kə-ˈlä-jik
-ˌe-kə-
Examples of paleoecology in a Sentence
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Among these disciplines are invertebrate and vertebrate paleontology, as well as paleobotany, paleoecology and paleoclimatology.
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
His own work has focused on the paleoecology of the Southwest Wilderness World Heritage Area of Tasmania (Lutruwita), more than 6,000 square kilometers of some of Australia’s most biodiverse landscapes.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Nov. 2021
An adjunct professor in anthropology at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Crockford's fields of study include evolution and paleoecology.
—Author: Erica Goode, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2018
Her fields of study include evolution and paleoecology.
—Erica Goode, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2018
John Hoffecker, who studies the paleoecology of Beringia at the University of Colorado-Boulder, says there is still plenty of room for debate about the geographic locations of the ancestral splits.
—Ben Potter, National Geographic, 3 Jan. 2018
This is the philosophy of Keith Dobney, a professor of human paleoecology at the University of Liverpool and a co-author of a new study that draws some remarkable conclusions about the lives of Neanderthals by peering beneath their dental enamel.
—The Washington Post, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2017
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
His own work has focused on the paleoecology of the Southwest Wilderness World Heritage Area of Tasmania (Lutruwita), more than 6,000 square kilometers of some of Australia’s most biodiverse landscapes.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Nov. 2021
An adjunct professor in anthropology at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Crockford's fields of study include evolution and paleoecology.
—Author: Erica Goode, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2018
Her fields of study include evolution and paleoecology.
—Erica Goode, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2018
John Hoffecker, who studies the paleoecology of Beringia at the University of Colorado-Boulder, says there is still plenty of room for debate about the geographic locations of the ancestral splits.
—Ben Potter, National Geographic, 3 Jan. 2018
This is the philosophy of Keith Dobney, a professor of human paleoecology at the University of Liverpool and a co-author of a new study that draws some remarkable conclusions about the lives of Neanderthals by peering beneath their dental enamel.
—The Washington Post, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2017
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“Paleoecology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paleoecology. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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