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Answer for the clue "The branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology ", 12 letters:
paleoecology

Word definitions for paleoecology in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology [syn: palaeoecology ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Reconstructing the ecosystems of the past.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Paleoecology (also spelt palaeoecology ) uses data from fossils and subfossils to reconstruct the ecosystems of the past. It involves the study of fossil organisms and their associated remains (e.g. shells, teeth, pollen, and seeds), which can be used to ...

Usage examples of paleoecology.

This has led not only to a clearer understanding of the paleoecology of eastern Beringia during the Pleistocene but also to a new phase in the quest for the origins of the first Americans.

The geology and paleoecology of this region indicates that it was not until circa 11,500 B.

The good news from paleoecology is that the contemporary Earth may be more like this hypothetical planet than the relatively stable Earth that preceded the K-T and Permian extinctions.

His current research interests include the paleoecology of mass extinction events.