Biostratigraphy
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils. uncountable
"It is these ordinary animals that have helped science cope with the problems of Deep Time […] and it is astonishing that the biostratigraphy based on them doesn’t merit a mention."
Example
More examples"It is these ordinary animals that have helped science cope with the problems of Deep Time […] and it is astonishing that the biostratigraphy based on them doesn’t merit a mention."
Etymology
From bio- + stratigraphy.
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