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单词 biostratigraphy
释义

biostratigraphy

noun

bio·​stra·​tig·​ra·​phy ˌbī-ō-strə-ˈti-grə-fē How to pronounce biostratigraphy (audio)
1
: the identification of fossils found within sedimentary rock strata as a method of determining the relative geologic age of the rock
also : the branch of paleontology involving such identification
2
: the arrangement of fossils in rock strata
biostratigraphic
ˌbī-ō-ˌstra-tə-ˈgra-fik
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Researchers also used biostratigraphy, which is the study of how fossils appear, proliferate and disappear throughout the rock record, to establish relative ages. Erin Dimaggio, Smithsonian, 13 June 2019

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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