BIOSTRATIGRAPHY


Meaning of BIOSTRATIGRAPHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -strə-ˈti-grə-fē ]

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 identification

2. : the arrangement of fossils in rock strata

• bio·strati·graph·ic -ˌstra-tə-ˈgra-fik adjective

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