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NALT Full

Preferred term

paleobotany

Type

Topic

Definition

Branch of paleontology concerned with the study of fossil plants and plant life in the geologic past.
Source: Science Topics, U.S. Geological Survey
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

palaeobotany
paleophytology

In other languages

paleobotánica

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/18791

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