branch of paleontology which studies microfossils.
Micropaleontology (also sometimes spelled as micropalaeontology) is the branch of palaeontology that studies microfossils. ==Microfossils== Microfossils are fossils generally not larger than four millimeters, and commonly smaller than one millimeter, the study of which requires the use of light or electron microscopy. Fossils which can be studied ...
(from the article `Earth sciences`) Microscopic fossils, such as ostracods, foraminifera, and pollen grains, are common in sediments of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras (from about ... Micropaleontology involves the study of organisms so small that they can be observed only with the aid of a microscope. The size range of microscopic ... ...
[n] - the paleontology of microfossils
noun the paleontology of microfossils