biostratigraphy
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Biostratigraphy — is the branch of stratigraphy which focuses on correlating and assigning relative ages of rock strata by using the fossil assemblages contained within them. Usually the aim is correlation, demonstrating that a particular horizon in one geological … Wikipedia
biostratigraphy — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1926 1. the identification of fossils found within sedimentary rock strata as a method of determining the relative geologic age of the rock; also the branch of paleontology involving such… … New Collegiate Dictionary
biostratigraphy — biostratigraphic /buy oh strat i graf ik/, adj. /buy oh streuh tig reuh fee/, n. a branch of geology dealing with the differentiation of sedimentary rock units on the basis of the fossils they contain. [BIO + STRATIGRAPHY] * * * … Universalium
biostratigraphy — [ˌbʌɪə(ʊ)strə tɪgrəfi] noun the branch of stratigraphy concerned with fossils and their use in dating rock formations. Derivatives biostratigrapher noun biostratigraphic adjective biostratigraphical adjective biostratigraphically adverb … English new terms dictionary
biostratigraphy — bio·stratigraphy … English syllables
biostratigraphy — bi•o•stra•tig•ra•phy [[t]ˌbaɪ oʊ strəˈtɪg rə fi[/t]] n. pal gel a branch of geology dealing with the differentiation of sedimentary rock • Etymology: 1945–50 bi o•strat i•graph′ic ˌstræt ɪˈgræf ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
biostratigraphy — n. determination of age, etc., of sedimentary strata from fossils which they contain … Dictionary of difficult words
biostratigraphy — |bī(ˌ)ō+ noun Etymology: bi (II) + stratigraphy : the part of paleontology that is directly related to the conditions and order of deposition of the sedimentary rocks : stratigraphic paleontology … Useful english dictionary
Dinosaur biostratigraphy — studies the distribution of dinosaur taxa through rock layers. It can be useful for dating and correlating rock units and reconstructiong ancient ecosystems. Most dinosaur bearing rock formations do not contain multiple distinct stratigraphically … Wikipedia
Paleontology — Palaeontology redirects here. For the scientific journal, see Palaeontology (journal). Paleontology studies the entire history of life on Earth. Paleontology (pronounced /ˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒi/; British: palaeontology; from Greek: παλαιός… … Wikipedia
