Home › Words › P › paleoalgologypaleoalgologypaleoalgology means the study of fossil algae.EtymologyFrom paleo- + algology.nounThe study of fossil algae.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.algaeology 84% match — The study of algae. vs paleoalgology →paleophycology 83% match — The branch of paleontology that deals with fossil algae vs paleoalgology →algaeologist 79% match — One who studies algaeology. vs paleoalgology →algaeological 76% match — Relating to algaeology. vs paleoalgology →paleopalynology 73% match — The branch of palynology concerned with the study of ancient pollens and spores, rather than with those still extant. vs paleoalgology →phycology 72% match — The scientific study of algae. vs paleoalgology →fossilology 70% match — The study of fossils. vs paleoalgology →paleobotany 70% match — The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils. vs paleoalgology →