Stratigraphic

//ˌstɹætɪˈɡɹæfɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the arrangement of stratigraphy or strata. not-comparable

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"Fossil of plants, invertebrates, vertebrates, and trace fossils have been identified in Yellowstone National Park from more than 40 stratigraphic units spanning more than 540 million years from the Cambrian to the Cenozoic eras."

Etymology

From stratum + -graphic c. 1830.

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