micropalaeontology

/ ˌmaɪkrəʊˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ; ˌmaɪkrəʊˌpælɪɒntəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. the branch of palaeontology concerned with the study of microscopic fossils

Derived Forms

• ˌmicroˌpalaeonˈtologist, noun
• micropalaeontological, adjective

Example Sentences

They applied networks to micropalaeontology for the first time ever to document the global spatial changes in community structure as climate has evolved over the Cenozoic, building on previous research on cooling restructured global marine plankton communities.

From Science Daily

A Facebook group has been set up in response to suggestions that the museum plans to shut its micropalaeontology unit.

From The Guardian