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.