Defn: That branch of paleontology which treats of fossil plants.
PALEOCARIDA Pa`le*o*car"ida, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. ancient + , , , a kind of crustacean.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Merostomata. [Written also Palæocarida.]
PALEOCRINOIDEA
Pa`le*o*cri*noi"de*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Paleo-, and Crinoidea.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: A suborder of Crinoidea found chiefly in the Paleozoic rocks.
PALEOCRYSTIC
Pa`le*o*crys"tic, a. Etym: [Paleo- + Gr. ice.]
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or derived from, a former glacial formation.
PALEOGAEAN
Pa`le*o*gæ"an, a. Etym: [Paleo- + Gr. the eart] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Eastern hemisphere. [Written also palæogæan.]
PALEOGRAPH
Pa"le*o*graph, n.