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- noun geology, paleontology The former
latitude of a particular geologic formation at a time in the geologic past, often specifically the time of formation
Etymologies
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paleo- + latitude
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Myers 'results are consistent with data from other low paleolatitude, continental, Upper Jurassic deposits in Africa and with regional projections of paleoclimate generated by general circulation models, he says.
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