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古生態学 (koseitaigaku) Japanese meaning: paleoecology | Kotomora

古こ生せい態たい学がく

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Meanings

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paleoecology

Academic field studying ancient ecosystems and organism-environment interactions through the fossil record.

古こ生せい態たい学がくは化か石せきから過か去この環かん境きょうを復ふく元げんする学がく問

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Paleoecology is the study of reconstructing past environments from fossils.

Kanji

古old
生life, genuine, birth
態attitude, condition, figure
学study, learning, science

Related words

古こ生せい物ぶつ学がく
Paleontology focuses on the organisms themselves, while paleoecology emphasizes their interactions and environments.

Etymology

Compound of 古 (old, ancient), 生態 (ecology, mode of life), and 学 (study, -ology).