单词 | zone fossil |
释义 | > as lemmaszone fossil zone fossil n. Geology a fossil characteristic of a particular zone or belt of strata. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > organism > fossil > [noun] > characteristic of specific strata index fossil1900 zone fossil1904 facies fauna1923 facies fossil1923 1904 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 219 The study..of strata characterised by the dominance of a zone-fossil forms zonal geology. 1969 G. M. Bennison & A. E. Wright Geol. Hist. Brit. Isles ii. 23 It may be possible to recognize a zone without actually finding a specimen of the zone fossil itself if other highly characteristic species are found. 1975 J. G. Evans Environment Early Man Brit. Isles iii. 69 Evolution needed the temporal and biological continuum which Lyell's theory made possible. And from this came the concept of the ‘zone fossil’. < as lemmas |
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