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BIOSTRATIGRAPHICAL ZONE [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Ecosystems
DEF

A body of strata whose content of fossils constitutes a natural association that distinguishes it from adjacent strata.

OBS

A general term for any kind of biostratigraphic unit, e.g. acme zone, interval zone, range zone, etc., ...

OBS

The biozone is the basic unit in biostratigraphic classification and generally the smallest biostratigraphic unit on which intercontinental or worldwide correlations can be established.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Écosystèmes
DEF

Couche géologique caractérisée par les fossiles qu'elle renferme.

OBS

Fraction de base des divisions biostratigraphiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
  • Ecosistemas
DEF

Estrato geológico caracterizado por los fósiles que contiene.

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