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A combining form meaning old, ancient; as, palearctic, paleontology, paleothere, paleography. [Written also palæo-.]

One versed in paleobotany.

That branch of paleontology which treats of fossil plants.

Same as Merostomata. [Written also Palæocarida.]

A suborder of Crinoidea found chiefly in the Paleozoic rocks.

Of, pertaining to, or derived from, a former glacial formation.

Of or pertaining to the Eastern hemisphere. [Written also palæogæan.]

An ancient manuscript.

One skilled in paleography; a paleographist.

Of or pertaining to paleography.

One versed in paleography; a paleographer.

An ancient manner of writing; ancient writings, collectively; as, Punic paleography.

A diminutive or secondary palea; a lodicule.

A relic of the Paleolithic era.

Of or pertaining to an era marked by early stone implements. The Paleolithic era (as proposed by Lubbock) includes the earlier half of the "Stone Age;" the remains belonging to it are for the most part of extinct animals, with relics of human beings.

One versed in paleology; a student of antiquity.

The study or knowledge of antiquities, esp. of prehistoric antiquities; a discourse or treatise on antiquities; archæology .

Of or pertaining to the description of fossil remains.

The description of fossil remains.

Of or pertaining to paleontology. -- Pa`le*on`to*log"ic*al*ly, adv.