Paleontology vs Biogeography - What's the difference?
paleontology | biogeography |
of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by (l).
(uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things
The geographical distribution of a particular living thing
* {{quote-book, 2004, Brian P. Hedlund & James T. Staley, chapter=Microbial Endemism and Biogeography, Microbial Diversity and Bioprospecting, editor=Alan T. Bull
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As nouns the difference between paleontology and biogeography
is that paleontology is study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils while biogeography is the study of the geographical distribution of living things.paleontology
Alternative forms
* (chiefly British) * palaeontology (British)Noun
(-)Derived terms
* micropaleontology * paleontologic * paleontological * paleontologistbiogeography
English
(wikipedia biogeography)Noun
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