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Answer for the clue "The study of the climate of past ages ", 16 letters:
paleoclimatology

Word definitions for paleoclimatology in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Paleoclimatology (in British spelling , palaeoclimatology ) is the study of changes in climate taken on the scale of the entire history of Earth . It uses a variety of proxy methods from the Earth and life sciences to obtain data previously preserved within ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of palaeoclimatology English)

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the study of the climate of past ages [syn: palaeoclimatology ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also paleo-climatology , 1920, from paleo- + climatology . Related: Paleoclimatologist .

Usage examples of paleoclimatology.

Martian and terrestrial paleoclimatology would appear extremely promising.

If the Martian climatic variations were the result of external causes (perhaps variations in the luminosity of the sun), then a correlation of Martian paleoclimatology and terrestrial paleoclimatology would be extremely interesting.