biostratigraphern.
/ˌbʌɪəʊstrəˈtɪɡrəfə/, U.S. /ˌbaɪoʊstrəˈtɪɡrəfr/ An expert or specialist in biostratigraphy.
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1930 Amer. Midland Naturalist 12 145 The smallest division of a zone which the biostratigrapher will be called upon to make.
1977 A. Hallam Planet Earth 213 One of the main problems of Triassic biostratigraphers has been the lack of a marine rock succession in which there is unambiguous fossil evidence.
2002 S. J. Gould Struct. Evolutionary Theory ix. 751 If most fossil species changed gradually during their geological lifetimes, biostratigraphers would have codified ‘stage of evolution’ as the primary criterion for dating by fossils.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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n.1930- for the sake of shortness
- for the shits and giggles
- for the shits and grins
- for the soul of me
- for the state of
- for the taking
- for the time
- for the time being
- for the time during
- for the use of
- for the very nonce
- for the want of
- for the want of a nail
- for the want of prosecution
- for the wealth of one's soul
- for the wealth of soul
- for the well of
- for the whistling
- for the worse
- for thee
- for this
- for this intent
- for this present
- for three lives
- for till