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palaeo-
palaeo-(paleo-) From the Greek
palaios meaning ‘ancient’, a prefix meaning ‘very old’ or ‘ancient’.
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Argosy Proceeds to Phase Three Drilling at Albetros Ahead of Bulk Sampling a Major Palaeo River System.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 7/24/2003; 700+ words
; ...Vlei and Joumat, areas which host major palaeo-channels, one of which has been bulk...test the strike extensions of several palaeo-drainages identified previously. A...geological model has revised thinking of the palaeo-river systems and has given De Beers...
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Discovery of the palaeo-Indus delta-fan complex
Magazine article from: Journal of the Geological Society; 9/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...as the modern Indus, here called the palaeo-Indus River, carried these sediments...subcontinent. Thus, a west-flowing palaeo-Indus fluvial system was established...west-flowing (Searle et al. 1990) palaeo-Indus fluvial system started to erode...
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Argosy Minerals: Palaeo-Channels Of Proto-Buffels River Intersected On Albetros Diamond Project.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 4/8/2003; 700+ words
; ...and to identify and outline prospective palaeo-channels and gravel deposits. During...conducted from 51 holes, aimed at identifying palaeo-channels associated with the proto...drilling confirms the presence of up-stream palaeo-channels striking directly into De Beers...
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The Minch palaeo-ice stream, NW sector of the British-Irish Ice Sheet
Magazine article from: Journal of the Geological Society; 5/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...British-Irish Ice Sheet, The Minch palaeo-ice stream. This ice stream drained...as those in Greenland and Antarctica. Palaeo-ice streams were equally significant...bedforms are associated with a fast-flowing palaeo-ice stream in The Minch (Fig. 1...
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Search for groundwater in Palaeo-Channels of lost Saraswati River.
M2 Presswire; 4/5/2000; 386 words
; ...5 April 2000-INDIAN GOVERNMENT: Search for groundwater in Palaeo-Channels of lost Saraswati River (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...undertaken by the Centre with the objective to reconstruct the palaeo-drainage of the ancient river Saraswati and to ascertain groundwater...
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Search for ground water in palaeo-channels of lost ancient Saraswati River.
M2 Presswire; 1/9/2001; 408 words
; ...January 2001-Indian Government: Search for ground water in palaeo-channels of lost ancient Saraswati River (C)1994-2001...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09012001 With the objective to reconstruct the Palaeo-drainage of the ancient river Saraswati and to ascertain ground...
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Palaeo-Environmental Change and the Persistence of Human Occupation in South-Western Australian Forests.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Archaeology in Oceania; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Palaeo-environmental change and the persistence of human occupation in south-western Australian forests By Joe Dortch BAR International...
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Sedimentology of the Indus group, Ladakh, northern India: Implications for the timing of initiation of the palaeo-Indus River
Magazine article from: Journal of the Geological Society; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Indus Group is not considered to represent the deposits of a palaeo-Indus River as previously thought. Illite crystallinity values...to represent the earliest possible age of initiation of the palaeo-Indus river following this course. Keywords: Indus, Himalayas...
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Persistent features from a palaeo-landscape: the ancient tracks of the Maltese Islands.
Magazine article from: The Geographical Journal; 3/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...involving a contextual and spatial analysis of the Maltese tracks, in conjunction with a reconstruction of the prehistoric palaeo-landscape. The spatial, temporal and human dimensions of these ancient tracks make them a suitable candidate for a GIS investigation...
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Palaeo-Position and Tectonic Neighborhood of Bükk Mts, N. Hungary
Magazine article from: Geolines; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; The anchimetamorphic, south-vergent Bkk Mts is an "exotic" block in the framework of the generally non-metamorphic, north vergent West Carpathians. Since a long time (Schrter 1943, Balogh 1964) it is considered as a displaced part of the Dinarides. In fact, many formations including Carboniferous
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palaeo-
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
palaeo- ( paleo- ) A prefix meaning ‘of ancient times’, derived from the Greek palaios , meaning ‘ancient’.
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soft-sediment deformation
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
...sediments slump-fold axes can be measured to determine the palaeo-slope. Syn-sedimentary faults, ranging from centimetre-sized fractures to major slump scars, may also be used as palaeo-slope indicators. Other soft-sediment deformation structures...
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pelagic carbonates
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
...planktonic foraminifera tests gives estimates for past sea-surface temperatures and salinities, making it possible to reconstruct palaeo-surface circulation patterns. Isotope data from benthonic foraminifera tests similarly make it possible to reconstruct of...
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palaeohydrology
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
...in the records of lake levels (as held by various lake-level databases), principally derived from problems in estimating palaeo-depths and unknown groundwater fluxes. A similar approach has been used for river basins, an example being John Lockwood...
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Palaeozoic
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
...major components of various communities and giant treeferns, horsetails ( Calamitaceae ), and cycads ( Cycadaceae ) gave rise to extensive forests. The name is derived from palaeo- and the Greek zoe , meaning ‘life’.
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