Home › Words › P › paleoflowpaleoflowpaleoflow means the direction and characteristics of ancient water flow, as inferred from sedimentary structures and features such as ripple marks, crossbedding, and imbricated clasts.EtymologyFrom paleo- + flow.nounThe direction and characteristics of ancient water flow, as inferred from sedimentary structures and features such as ripple marks, crossbedding, and imbricated clasts.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).