palaetiology \palaetiology\, Palaetiology \Pa*l[ae]`ti*ol"o*gy\, n. [Pal[ae]o- + [ae]tiology.] The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and changes of the earth; the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes, such as geological causes. -- {Pa*laeti*o*logic*al}, a.
