paleogeologic

pa·le·o·ge·ol·o·gy

[pey-lee-oh-jee-ol-uh-jee; especially British pal-ee-]
noun
the science of representing geologic conditions of some given time in past earth history.

Origin:
1930–35; paleo- + geology

pa·le·o·ge·o·log·ic [pey-lee-oh-jee-uh-loj-ik; especially British pal-ee-] , adjective
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paleogeology

noun
the study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks 
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