Paleoelevation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Elevation (of land) that occurred in the geological past.

    "In the Basin and Range province paleoelevations were calculated for two Late Eocene floras in northeastern Nevada (Povey et al., 1994)."

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"In the Basin and Range province paleoelevations were calculated for two Late Eocene floras in northeastern Nevada (Povey et al., 1994)."

Etymology

From paleo- + elevation.

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