Definition of "paleobotany" []

• The branch of paleontology that deals with plant fossils and ancient vegetation. (noun)

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• "During her career, Estella has authored more than 100 scientific publications in the fields of paleobotany, forest history, restoration ecology and environmental quality."
• "Familiarity with the paleontology, especially the paleobotany, of the Late Triassic is helpful but not necessary."
• "James Mellaart, despite his embrace of radiocarbon dating, paleobotany, and other scientific methods, was firmly entrenched in the culture history school of archaeology."