Palaios
Encyclopedia
PALAIOS is a bimonthly academic journal
dedicated to the study of the impact of life on Earth history, combining the fields of palaeontology and sedimentology
. It has been published by the Society for Sedimentary Geology
since its inception in 1986. Although not an acronym, the title PALAIOS is capitalized.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
dedicated to the study of the impact of life on Earth history, combining the fields of palaeontology and sedimentology
Sedimentology
Sedimentology encompasses the study of modern sediments such as sand, mud , and clay, and the processes that result in their deposition. Sedimentologists apply their understanding of modern processes to interpret geologic history through observations of sedimentary rocks and sedimentary...
. It has been published by the Society for Sedimentary Geology
Society for Sedimentary Geology
The Society for Sedimentary Geology is an international not-for-profit, scientific society based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is commonly referred to by its acronym SEPM, which refers to its former name, the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists.The Society’s reason for being is to...
since its inception in 1986. Although not an acronym, the title PALAIOS is capitalized.