BIOZONE

Meaning of BIOZONE in English

ˈbīō+ˌ- noun

Etymology: bi- (II) + zone

: the temporal and stratigraphic range of a kind of organism (as of a species) as reflected by its occurrence in fossiliferous rocks

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

BIOZONE — stratigraphic unit consisting of all the strata containing a particular fossil and, hence, deposited during its existence. The extent of …
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FAUNIZONE — stratigraphic unit that is distinguished by the presence of a particular fauna of some time or environmental significance. It differs …
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SILURIAN PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. interval of geologic …
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SANTONIAN STAGE — the fourth of six main divisions (in ascending order) of the Upper Cretaceous Series, representing all rocks worldwide that were …
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PRIDOLI SERIES — Pridoli also spelled Prdol, also called Pridolian, the uppermost of four main divisions of the Silurian System, representing rocks deposited …
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LUDLOW SERIES — the third of four main divisions (in ascending order) comprising the Silurian System; it represents all those rocks on a …
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LLANDOVERY SERIES — lowermost of four main divisions in the Silurian System, representing all those rocks on a global basis deposited during the …
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LLANDEILAN SERIES — the fourth of six divisions (in ascending order) comprising the Ordovician System; it represents all those rocks on a global …
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HETTANGIAN STAGE — the lowest of 11 stages in the Jurassic System, consisting of rocks deposited globally during the Hettangian Age (208 to …
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HAUTERIVIAN STAGE — the third of six divisions (in ascending order) in the Lower Cretaceous Series, representing all those rocks on a global …
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FRASNIAN STAGE — all those rocks deposited worldwide during the Frasnian Age (374 to 367 million years ago). The Frasnian Stage and the …
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CONIACIAN STAGE — the third of six divisions in the Upper Cretaceous Series, representing rocks deposited on a global basis during the Coniacian …
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CARADOC SERIES — also called Caradocian Series, the fifth of six subdivisions (in ascending order) of the Ordovician System, comprising all those rocks …
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BATHONIAN STAGE — the seventh of eleven divisions (in ascending order) of the Jurassic System, representing all those rocks deposited worldwide during the …
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