palaeobathymetrypaleobathymetryn.
/ˌpalɪəʊbəˈθɪmᵻtri/, /ˌpeɪlɪəʊbəˈθɪmᵻtri/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪlioʊbəˈθɪmətri/ Geology.
The bathymetric features of an area as they were at some time in the past; the branch of science that deals with these.
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palaeobathymetry1959
1959 Jrnl. Paleontol. 33 944/2 Critical comparative study is also called for of the characteristics of sedimentary rocks in areas where there is possibility of reconstructing a reasonably objective paleobathymetry, as in the..Ventura Basin of California.
1971 Nature 2 Apr. 319/1 The magnitude of the Cretaceous-Tertiary hiatus in the deep sea is therefore a function of palaeobathymetry with deeper water sections exhibiting a greater unconformity.
1991 R. Goldring Fossils in Field vi. 108 Five other approaches to palaeobathymetry can also be used in the field: 1. lateral change in facies and in benthonic assemblages; [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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