paleogeography

[ pey-lee-oh-jee-og-ruh-fee or, esp. British, pal-ee- ]
/ ˌpeɪ li oʊ dʒiˈɒg rə fi or, esp. British, ˌpæl i- /

noun

the science of representing the earth's geographic features belonging to any part of the geologic past.

Origin of paleogeography

First recorded in 1880–85; paleo- + geography

OTHER WORDS FROM paleogeography

pa·le·o·ge·og·ra·pher, noun pa·le·o·ge·o·graph·ic [pey-lee-oh-jee-uh-graf-ik or, esp. British, pal-ee-] /ˌpeɪ li oʊˌdʒi əˈgræf ɪk or, esp. British, ˌpæl i-/, pa·le·o·ge·o·graph·i·cal, adjective pa·le·o·ge·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb