IODP SEDIS - Thesaurus -

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Palaeodictyoptera
BT	Invertebrata
	.Arthropoda
	..Mandibulata
	...Insecta
	....Pterygota
	.....Palaeoptera
	......Palaeodictyoptera
UF	Palaeodictyopteroida
SN	Order.

Palaeodictyopteroida
USE	Palaeodictyoptera

Palaeofavosites
BT	Invertebrata
	.Coelenterata
	..Anthozoa
	...Zoantharia
	....Tabulata
	.....Favositidae
	......Palaeofavosites
RT	Favosites
SN	Genus.

Palaeoloxodon
BT	Chordata
	.Vertebrata
	..Tetrapoda
	...Mammalia
	....Theria
	.....Eutheria
	......Proboscidea
	.......Elephantoidea
	........Elephantidae
	.........Palaeoloxodon
NT	Palaeoloxodon naumanni
SN	Genus.

Palaeoloxodon naumanni
BT	Chordata
	.Vertebrata
	..Tetrapoda
	...Mammalia
	....Theria
	.....Eutheria
	......Proboscidea
	.......Elephantoidea
	........Elephantidae
	.........Palaeoloxodon
	..........Palaeoloxodon naumanni
SN	Species.

Palaeonisciformes
BT	Chordata
	.Vertebrata
	..Pisces
	...Osteichthyes
	....Actinopterygii
	.....Chondrostei
	......Palaeonisciformes
SN	Order.

Palaeophycus
BT	ichnofossils
	.Palaeophycus

Palaeoproterozoic
USE	Paleoproterozoic

Palaeoptera
BT	Invertebrata
	.Arthropoda
	..Mandibulata
	...Insecta
	....Pterygota
	.....Palaeoptera
NT	Ephemeroptera
	Odonata
	Palaeodictyoptera
SN	Infraclass.

palagonite
BT	igneous rocks
	.volcanic rocks
	..glasses
	...palagonite
RT	palagonitization

palagonitization
BT	metasomatism
	.palagonitization
RT	processes
	alteration
	glasses
	palagonite
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Palamau India
BT	Asia
	.Indian Peninsula
	..India
	...Bihar India
	....Palamau India
SN	District in coal mining area in W Bihar, E India.

Palatinate
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Germany
	...Palatinate
RT	Bavaria Germany
	Baden-Wurttemberg Germany
	Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
	Hesse Germany
	Upper Palatinate
SN	Historical region in two parts. Lower or Rhine Palatinate on both sides of Rhine River S of the Main River; and the Upper Palatinate in E Bavaria. Indexed with states as applicable.

Palau
BT	Oceania
	.Micronesia
	..Caroline Islands
	...Palau
UF	Belau
	Pelew
SN	Island group, W Caroline Islands, Micronesia.

Palau-Kyushu Ridge
USE	Kyushu-Palau Ridge

Palawan
BT	Asia
	.Far East
	..Philippine Islands
	...Palawan
UF	Paragua
SN	Long, narrow island between N Borneo and W Philippines.

pale

Palencia City Spain
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Iberian Peninsula
	...Spain
	....Castilla y Leon Spain
	.....Palencia Spain
	......Palencia City Spain
SN	Refers to only the city in S Palencia Province, N Spain. Before 1993, also search Palencia Spain.

Palencia Spain
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Iberian Peninsula
	...Spain
	....Castilla y Leon Spain
	.....Palencia Spain
NT	Palencia City Spain
RT	Castile Spain
	Old Castile Spain
SN	Refers only to the province in N Spain. From 1981-1992, also search Palencia Province and Spain. For the city, see Palencia City Spain.

paleo

paleo-indian
USE	paleoindian

paleo-oceanography
RT	bathymetry
	ocean basins
	ocean floors
	oceanography
	orbital forcing
	paleocirculation
	paleohydrology
	sea-floor spreading
	sea-level changes
	Southern Oscillation

Paleoarchean
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Precambrian
	..Archean
	...Paleoarchean

paleoatmosphere
RT	atmosphere
	climate
	Earth
	Gaia hypothesis
	geochemistry
	paleoclimatology
	paleoecology
	paleoenvironment
	paleotemperature
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1982.

paleobathymetry
RT	bathymetry
	ocean floors
	paleocirculation
	paleorelief
	sea-floor spreading

paleobiochemistry
USE	biochemistry

paleobiogeography
USE	biogeography

paleobiology
RT	biochemistry
	biology
	fossils
	geomicrobiology
	paleontology

paleobotany
UF	botany, paleo-
RT	biologic evolution
	biogeography
	fossils
	catalogs
	bibliography
	floral provinces
	biodiversity
	cladistics
	geomicrobiology
	fossilization
	floral studies
	chemosynthesis
	miscellanea
	electron microscopy
	flowers
	leaves
	micropaleontology
	fossil record
	holotypes
	mod
SN	Used for general discussions of fossil Plantae and for the discipline as a whole. See names of major floral groups (list F).

Paleobotany (category)
SN	Paleobotany, GeoRef category code 09 is one of thirty categories used to classify documents in GeoRef. Each reference in GeoRef is assigned one or more categories. Categories can be used, in addition to Terms, to refine searches (See List A.).

Paleocene
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Paleogene
	....Paleocene
NT	Danian
	Selandian
	Thanetian
	Beaufort Formation
	Bullion Creek Formation
	Clayton Formation
	Latrobe Group
	Lebo Member
	lower Paleocene
	Ludlow Member
	middle Paleocene
	Midway Group
	Montian
	Nacimiento Formation
	Naheola Formation
	Oak Hill Member
	Pinyon Conglomerate
	Porters Creek Formation
	Ravenscrag Formation
	Sentinel Butte Formation
	Tongue River Member
	Tullock Member
	upper Paleocene
RT	Brianconnais Zone
	Beaverhead Formation
	Imo Shale
	Fort Union Formation
	Claron Formation
	Laramide Orogeny
	Mardin Formation
	Ekofisk Formation
	Intertrappean Beds
	Denver Formation
	Flagstaff Formation
	Hanna Formation
	Huber Formation
	lower Paleogene
	Moreno Forma
SN	World. Lower Tertiary, above Gulfian (Cretaceous), below Eocene.

paleochannels
SN	Not a valid index term for GeoRef. See channels under sedimentary structures planar bedding structures (list K). See also buried channels.

paleocirculation
RT	circulation
	ocean circulation
	paleo-oceanography
	paleobathymetry

paleoclimate maps
BT	maps
	.paleoclimate maps
UF	paleoclimatologic maps
RT	photogeology
	paleoclimatology
	climatologic maps
SN	Before 1985, also search paleoclimatology AND maps. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

paleoclimatic controls
SN	Not a valid term for GeoRef. See paleoclimatology.

paleoclimatic effects
SN	Not a valid term for GeoRef. See paleoclimatology.

paleoclimatologic maps
USE	paleoclimate maps

paleoclimatology
UF	climatology, paleo-
RT	glacial geology
	glaciation
	atmosphere
	encrustations
	fossils
	climate
	arctic environment
	arid environment
	cycles
	boreal environment
	C-13/C-12
	general circulation models
	event stratigraphy
	climate change
	climatologic maps
	fluctuations
	humid environment
	indic
SN	Used for treatments of the climate of a given period of time in the geologic past (prehistory). Indexed with also age and area when possible.

Paleocopida
BT	Invertebrata
	.Arthropoda
	..Mandibulata
	...Crustacea
	....Ostracoda
	.....Paleocopida
RT	microfossils
SN	Indexed with microfossils if applicable.

paleocurrent maps
BT	maps
	.paleocurrent maps
RT	sedimentation
	paleogeography
	paleocurrents
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

paleocurrents
RT	currents
	ocean currents
	paleocurrent maps
	paleogeography
	paleohydrology
	paleoplacers
	provenance
	sedimentation

paleoe

paleoearthquakes
USE	paleoseismicity

paleoecology
RT	adaptation
	aerobic environment
	anaerobic environment
	anaerobic taxa
	aquatic environment
	archaeology
	arctic environment
	beaches
	behavior
	benthonic taxa
	biodiversity
	biogeography
	biologic evolution
	biostratigraphy
	biotopes
	biotypes
	boreal environment
	carniv
SN	Used for the study of the relationships between organisms and their environments, the death of organisms, and their burial and postburial history in the geologic past (prehistoric), based on fossil fauna and flora and their stratigraphic position. For his

paleoenvironment
RT	biotopes
	historical geology
	paleoatmosphere
	paleoecology
	paleogeography
	paleotemperature
	sedimentation
SN	Distinguish from paleoecology.

paleofloods
RT	floods
	paleoecology
	paleohydrology
SN	Not to be used for modern floods. Before 1993, also search paleohydrology AND floods. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

Paleogene
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Paleogene
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Tertiary
	....Paleogene
NT	Paleocene
	Eocene
	Oligocene
	Barail Group
	Bracklesham Beds
	Chadron Formation
	Claron Formation
	Duchesne River Formation
	Ewekoro Formation
	Flagstaff Formation
	Ghost Rocks Formation
	Hanna Formation
	Huber Formation
	Ilerdian
	Imo Shale
	Kenai Group
	lower Paleogene
	Orca Group
	Renova Formation
	Santa Susana Formation
	Sespe Formation
	Sinjar Formation
	Tyonek Formation
	upper Paleogene
	Wasatch Formation
	White River Group
UF	Tertiary
	Eogene
RT	lower Tertiary
	San Lorenzo Formation
SN	An interval of geologic time incorporating the Oligocene, Eocene, and Paleocene of the Tertiary; the lower Tertiary.

paleogeographic controls
RT	controls
	mineral deposits, genesis
	paleogeography
	paleoplacers
SN	As of 1993, restricted to economic studies.

paleogeographic maps
BT	maps
	.paleogeographic maps
RT	paleogeography
	geotectonic maps
SN	Before 1978, also search maps AND paleogeographic.

paleogeography
RT	alluvial plains
	basins
	biogeography
	buried channels
	buried valleys
	Cathaysia
	continental drift
	exhumation
	geography
	geosynclines
	geotectonic maps
	lake-level changes
	land bridges
	Mesogaea
	ocean basins
	paleoclimatology
	paleocurrent maps
	paleocurrents
	paleoe
SN	Used for the study and description of the physical geography of the geologic past before the Holocene. For the geographic distribution of fossil and modern organisms, use biogeography.

paleohydrology
RT	hydrology
	paleo-oceanography
	paleocurrents
	paleofloods
	paleogeography
	paleolimnology
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

paleoi

paleoindian
UF	paleo-indian
RT	biologic evolution
	biogeography
	anthropology
	ontogeny
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

paleokarst
RT	buried features
	hydrology
	karst
	karst hydrology
	geomorphology
	solution features
SN	Indexed with solution features for geomorphologic studies. Added to Thesaurus in 1982.

paleolatitude
UF	latitude, paleo-
RT	paleomagnetism
	latitude
	apparent polar wandering
	polar wandering

paleolimnology
RT	glacial lakes
	limnology
	paleohydrology

Paleolithic
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Stone Age
	....Paleolithic
NT	Acheulian
	Aurignacian
	Levalloisian
	Magdalenian
	Mousterian
	upper Paleolithic
UF	Old Stone Age
RT	Tertiary
	Pleistocene
	archaeology
	Quaternary
SN	Archaeological classification.

paleomagnetism
UF	magnetism, paleo-
RT	adiabatic demagnetization
	demagnetization
	alternating field demagnetization
	anhysteretic remanent magnetization
	apparent polar wandering
	continental drift
	crust
	Brunhes Chron
	chemical demagnetization
	chemical remanent magnetization
	coercivity
	Curie point
SN	Used for the study of natural remanent magnetization. Always include rock type and age as index terms, if possible.

paleontolo

paleontologic record
USE	fossil record

paleontology
RT	adaptation
	adaptive radiation
	anatomy
	bibliography
	biocenoses
	biochronology
	biodiversity
	biogeographic maps
	biogeography
	biologic evolution
	biometry
	biostratigraphy
	bipedalism
	bones
	casts
	catalogs
	chemical fossils
	cladistics
	collecting
	collections
	contine
SN	Used for discipline as a whole. Indexed with as a general term for studies of general paleontological principles.

Paleontology (category)
SN	Paleontology, GeoRef category codes 08-11, are a group of the thirty categories used to classify documents in GeoRef. Each reference in GeoRef is assigned one or more categories. Categories can be used, in addition to Terms, to refine searches (See List A

paleopathology
RT	archaeology
	bones
	jaws
	morphology
	paleontology
	shells
	skeletons
	skulls
	taphonomy
	teeth
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

paleoplacers
RT	alluvium
	diagenesis
	diamonds
	gold ores
	heavy mineral deposits
	mineral exploration
	paleocurrents
	paleogeographic controls
	placers
	sedimentation
	uranium ores
	weathering
SN	Commodity. See List C. Also index type of placer [e.g. diamonds, gold ores, heavy mineral deposits, platinum ores, tin ores]. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.

paleoproductivity
SN	As of 1995, not a valid term for GeoRef. Use productivity or biomass or growth rates; AND paleoecology.

Paleoproterozoic
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Precambrian
	..Proterozoic
	...Paleoproterozoic
NT	Siderian
	Rhyacian
	Orosian
	Statherian
	Aphebian
	Birrimian
	Carpentarian
	Cobalt Group
	Hemlock Formation
	Karelian
	Marquette Range Supergroup
	Mazatzal Orogeny
	Michigamme Formation
	Svecofennian
	Svecofennian Orogeny
	Thomson Formation
	Torngat Orogeny
	Transamazonian Orogeny
	Virginia Formation
	Willyama Complex
	Wollaston Group
UF	lower Proterozoic
	Palaeoproterozoic
RT	Tyler Formation
	Ventersdorp Supergroup
	Fortescue Group
	Harney Peak Granite
	Levack Gneiss
	Little Falls Formation
	Rocknest Formation
	Twilight Gneiss
	Wopmay Orogeny
SN	IUGS approved (1990) chronometric era with ages from 2500 Ma to 1600 Ma.

paleorelief
UF	paleotopography
RT	geomorphology
	paleobathymetry
	landform evolution
	buried features
	exhumation
	buried channels
	buried valleys
	relief

paleosalinity
RT	brackish water
	fluid inclusions
	geochemistry
	salinity
	salt
	sea water

paleoseismicity
UF	paleoearthquakes
	paleoseismology
RT	seismology
	earthquakes
	archaeology
	geologic hazards
	seismicity
	seismites
	seismotectonics
SN	Study of past, pre-instrumental earthquakes traceable by structural, geomorphologial or sedimentological features or by geophysical properties in rocks and sediments. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

paleoseismology
USE	paleoseismicity

paleoshorelines
SN	Not a valid term for GeoRef. For geomorphology, use shorelines; for stratigraphy, use sea-level changes or lake-level changes. Also see transgression or regression; or highstands or lowstands.

Paleosols
UF	fossil soils
RT	soils
	soil group
	buried features
SN	Indexed with soils if applicable.

paleotectonics
SN	A valid term through 1975. After 1975, see tectonics and paleogeography. See also neotectonics.

paleotemperature
RT	geologic thermometry
	lithogeochemistry
	P-T conditions
	P-T-t paths
	paleoatmosphere
	paleoclimatology
	paleoecology
	paleoenvironment
	geochemistry
	temperature
	thermal history
SN	Term reintroduced in 1982. Before 1982, also search temperature; paleotemperatures. Term was valid through 1973. From 1974-1981, temperature was used under paleoclimatology. See geologic thermometry. Added to Thesaurus in 1982.

paleotemperatures
SN	Use temperature or geologic thermometry, paleotemperature, or paleoclimatology.

paleotopography
USE	paleorelief

Paleozoic
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
NT	Cambrian
	Ordovician
	Silurian
	Devonian
	Carboniferous
	Permian
	Acadian Phase
	Alice Springs Orogeny
	Antler Orogeny
	Arbuckle Group
	Baralaba Coal Measures
	Bedford Shale
	Berea Sandstone
	Bird Spring Formation
	Bowers Supergroup
	Broken River Formation
	Bucksport Formation
	Caledonian Orogeny
	Cape Elizabeth Formation
	Casco Bay Group
	Casper Formation
	Catskill Formation
	Chattanooga Shale
	Collier Shale
	Cow Head Group
	Deadwood Formation
	Downtonian
	Dunkard Group
	Earn Group
	Ellesmerian Orogeny
	Ellis Bay Formation
	Endicott Group
	Exshaw Formation
	Geirud Formation
	Hanson Creek Formation
	Hartland Formation
	Hidden Valley Dolomite
	Honaker Trail Formation
	Horton Group
	Hunton Group
	Ishbel Group
	Itarare Subgroup
	Keyser Limestone
	Kittery Formation
	Knox Group
	Laborcita Formation
	Leinster Granite
	Lisburne Group
	lower Paleozoic
	Magdalena Group
	Manhattan Formation
	Maroon Formation
	Matapedia Group
	Merrimack Group
	middle Paleozoic
	Mikabu System
	Minnelusa Formation
	Oquirrh Formation
	Ouachita Orogeny
	Paganzo Group
	Peel Sound Formation
	Petersburg Granite
	Phuket Group
	Pilot Shale
	Rangeley Formation
	Read Bay Formation
	Ringerike Sandstone
	Road River Formation
	Rondout Formation
	Sambagawa Belt
	Shawangunk Formation
	Shoo Fly Complex
	Silvretta Group
	Taconic Orogeny
	Taiyuan Formation
	Talchir Formation
	Talladega Group
	Tensleep Sandstone
	Tippecanoe Sequence
	Tulghes Series
	upper Paleozoic
	Waits River Formation
	Weber Sandstone
	Wells Formation
	Wissahickon Formation
	Woodford Shale
RT	Phanerozoic
	Nubian Sandstone
	Moldanubian
	lower Gondwana System
	Catalina Schist
	Ceneri Zone
	Rhenohercynian
	Saxothuringian
	Klodzko Unit
	Shuswap Complex
	New England Orogeny
	Riggins Group
	Yellow Aster Complex

Palermo Italy
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Italy
	...Sicily Italy
	....Palermo Italy
SN	City on Bay of Palermo in NW Sicily.

Palestine
BT	Asia
	.Middle East
	..Palestine
RT	Israel
	Jordan
SN	Approximately coextensive with Israel and the W bank of the Jordan River. Indexed with countries as applicable.

Paleudults
BT	soils
	.Ultisols
	..Paleudults
RT	soil group
SN	Great group in the suborder Udults.

palingenesis
RT	anatexis
	assimilation
	magma contamination
	magmas
	metasomatism
	petrology
SN	As of 1978, term is restricted to meaning in petrology. Term is not used in reference to paleontology.

palinspastic reconstruction
SN	Not a valid term for GeoRef. Use paleogeography and reconstruction. (Note added 1995.)

Palisades Sill
RT	Colfax County New Mexico
	New Jersey
	New Mexico
	New York
	Westchester County New York
SN	Located along the Hudson River in Paterson County, NE New Jersey and Westchester County, SE New York. Also located in Colfax County, N New Mexico. Indexed with states and counties as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

palladium
BT	metals
	.platinum group
	..palladium
UF	Pd
RT	palladium ores
SN	Chemical element. As of 1985, use palladium ores for palladium as a commodity.

palladium ores
BT	metal ores
	.palladium ores
RT	platinum ores
	palladium
SN	Before 1985, also search (palladium OR Pd) AND (deposit OR deposits OR ore OR ores OR economic) in the basic index. Commodity. See List C.

pallasite
BT	meteorites
	.stony irons
	..pallasite
NT	Eagle Station Meteorite
SN	As of 1978, used for the meteorite. Also used as an igneous rock before 1978. Added to Thesaurus in 1984.

Palliser Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Devonian
	....Upper Devonian
	.....Palliser Formation
RT	Alberta
	Canada

Palm Beach County Florida
BT	United States
	.Florida
	..Palm Beach County Florida
RT	Biscayne Aquifer
SN	On the Atlantic Ocean in SE Florida.

Palm Springs California
BT	United States
	.California
	..Riverside County California
	...Palm Springs California
SN	City in S California.

Palma de Majorca
USE	Palma Spain

Palma Spain
BT	Mediterranean region
	.Balearic Islands
	..Majorca
	...Palma Spain
UF	Palma de Majorca
SN	City on Majorca. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Palmae
BT	Plantae
	.Spermatophyta
	..Angiospermae
	...Monocotyledoneae
	....Palmae
UF	Palmales
SN	Family coextensive with order Palmales.

Palmales
USE	Palmae

Palmatolepis
BT	microfossils
	.Conodonta
	..Palmatolepis
SN	Genus.

Palmdale Bulge
USE	Palmdale California

Palmdale California
BT	United States
	.California
	..Los Angeles County California
	...Palmdale California
UF	Palmdale Bulge
	Palmdale region
SN	N Los Angeles County, California.

Palmdale region
USE	Palmdale California

Palmer Peninsula
USE	Antarctic Peninsula

Palmottu Project
RT	Finland
	Nummi-Pusula Finland
	programs
	radioactive waste
	waste disposal
	waste disposal sites
SN	At N60#DG27'N60#DG29' E023#DG47'E023#DG45', Nummi-Pusula, SW Finland. U-Th deposit used for waste disposal and other environmental studies. Also search Palmottu Deposit if applicable. Indexed with Nummi-Pusula Finland if applicable.

Palmyrides
BT	Asia
	.Middle East
	..Syria
	...Palmyrides
SN	Mountain belt running SW to NE in Syria.

Palo Alto California
BT	United States
	.California
	..Santa Clara County California
	...Palo Alto California
SN	City SSE of San Francisco in W California.

Palo Alto County Iowa
BT	United States
	.Iowa
	..Palo Alto County Iowa

Palo Duro Basin
BT	United States
	.Palo Duro Basin
RT	New Mexico
	Oklahoma
	Texas
	Great Plains
SN	E central New Mexico, Texas panhandle and SW Oklahoma. Indexed with states as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Palo Pinto County Texas
BT	United States
	.Texas
	..Palo Pinto County Texas

Palos Verdes Hills
BT	United States
	.California
	..Los Angeles County California
	...Palos Verdes Hills
UF	San Pedro Hills
RT	Palos Verdes Peninsula
SN	Occupy peninsula between Santa Monica Bay and San Pedro Bay S of Los Angeles.

Palos Verdes Peninsula
BT	United States
	.California
	..Los Angeles County California
	...Palos Verdes Peninsula
RT	San Pedro Bay
	Palos Verdes Hills
SN	Located between Santa Monica Bay and San Pedro Bay in S California. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

palsas
BT	periglacial features
	.palsas
RT	glacial geology
	taliks
	peat
	mires
	frost action
	frost heaving
	frozen ground
	ice lenses
	tundra
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

paludal environment
BT	terrestrial environment
	.paludal environment
RT	sedimentation
	ecology
	paleoecology
	depositional environment
	mires
	marshes
	swamps
	paludal sedimentation
	muskegs
	tidal marshes
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

paludal sedimentation
BT	sedimentation
	.paludal sedimentation
RT	mires
	paludal environment
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

Paluxy Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Mesozoic
	...Cretaceous
	....Lower Cretaceous
	.....Paluxy Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Mesozoic
	...Cretaceous
	....Comanchean
	.....Paluxy Formation
RT	Oklahoma
	Texas
	Trinity Group
	Arkansas
SN	In Trinity Group. SW Arkansas, SE Oklahoma, and E Texas. This term has multiple hierarchies.

palygorskite
BT	silicates
	.sheet silicates
	..clay minerals
	...palygorskite
UF	attapulgite

palynology
RT	biogeography
	fossil record
	geochronology
	geomicrobiology
	micropaleontology
	paleobotany
	paleontology
	palynomorphs
	pollen
	pollen analysis
	pollen diagrams
	relative age
	sample preparation
	stratigraphy
SN	Used for the discipline which is concerned with the study of pollen of seed plants and spores of other embryophytic plants whether living or fossil, including their dispersal and applications. Indexed with only for general studies of the discipline.

palynomorphs
NT	acritarchs
	Chitinozoa
	Dinoflagellata
	megaspores
	miospores
	problematic palynomorphs
RT	Artemisia
	biostratigraphy
	Cladophlebis
	color alteration index
	Corylus
	Dryas
	exine
	floral studies
	monolete taxa
	palynology
	microfossils
	plankton
	Plantae
	pollen analysis
	pollen diagrams
	Pyrrhophyta
	spores
	Tasmanites
SN	Used for pollen of seed plants and spores of other embryophytic plants, whether living or fossil, including their dispersal and applications. Before 1998, microfossils was a broader term. Indexed with microfossils if applicable.