palaetiology

n. [ Palæo- + ætiology. ] The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and changes of the earth; the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes, such as geological causes. -- Pa*læ`ti*o*log"ic*al a.
Syn. -- paletiology. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

n. [ Palæo- + ætiology. ] The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and changes of the earth; the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes, such as geological causes. -- Pa*læ`ti*o*log"ic*al a.
Syn. -- paletiology. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]