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TIME-STRATIGRAPHY [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

The branch of stratigraphy that interprets geologic history by determining the age and time sequence of the Earth's rock strata ...

OBS

Some geologists regard chronostratigraphy as essentially identical to biostratigraphy, while others insist on a formal separation of the concepts involved, regarding biostratigraphy as simply one method of calibrating chronostratigraphic scales.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

Stratigraphie basée sur des divisions caractérisées par des ensembles de couches.

OBS

Suivant que les subdivisions représentent une durée (chronologie) ou une succession stratigraphique (chronostratigraphie) les termes employés sont quelque peu différents [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
DEF

Parte de la estratigrafía que relaciona la disposición de los estratos con su edad geológica.

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