paleogeographical

pa·le·o·ge·og·ra·phy

[pey-lee-oh-jee-og-ruh-fee or, esp. British, pal-ee-]
noun
the science of representing the earth's geographic features belonging to any part of the geologic past.

Origin:
1880–85; paleo- + geography

pa·le·o·ge·og·ra·pher, noun
pa·le·o·ge·o·graph·ic [pey-lee-oh-jee-uh-graf-ik or, esp. British, pal-ee-] , pa·le·o·ge·o·graph·i·cal, adjective
pa·le·o·ge·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
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paleogeography

noun
the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs 
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Paleogeographical is always a great word to know.
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