paleogeology

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

paleogeology
    n 1: the study of geologic features once at the surface of the
         earth but now buried beneath rocks [syn: {paleogeology},
         {palaeogeology}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

paleogeology \paleogeology\ n.
   The study of geologic features once at the surface of the
   earth but now buried beneath rocks.

   Syn: palaeogeology.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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