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ZONE OVERLAP [2 records]

Record 1 2008-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of the Sea
Key term(s)
  • potentially overlapping zone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la mer

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Biogeography
DEF

A type of biozone established by plotting the overlapping ranges of fossils that have different geologic ranges.

OBS

The first and last occurrences of fossils are used to establish concurrent range zone boundaries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Biogéographie
DEF

[...] portion coïncidente des zones d'extension de deux ou plusieurs taxons déterminés.

CONT

L'objectif, pour définir une zone d'extension concomitante, est de retenir ceux des taxons chevauchants qui ont le maximum de signification quant au temps, et de possibilité d'extension géographique.

Spanish

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