💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Allostratigraphy"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| climatostratigraphynoun | (geology) stratigraphy due to different sediments being produced in different climates |
| archaeostratigraphynoun | (archaeology) archaeological stratigraphy |
| stratigraphynoun | (geology) The study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification). |
| ecostratigraphynoun | (ecology, geology) The application of stratigraphy to identify fossil ecosystems |
| pedostratigraphynoun | The stratigraphy of soil |
| stratonomynoun | Alternative spelling of stratinomy. [The description of the orientation of trace fossils in relation to rock strata] |
| volcanostratigraphynoun | (geology) stratigraphy related to volcanism |
| cyclostratigraphynoun | (geology) The analysis of sedimentary successions to determine past climatic cycles |
| neostratotypenoun | (geology) A stratotype designated after the holostratotype as a replacement for it (in the case of it being rendered inaccessible to geologists) to describe a stratigraphic unit. |
| macrostratigraphynoun | Relatively large-scale stratigraphy |
| stratospherenoun | (meteorology) The region of the uppermost atmosphere where the temperature increases along with the altitude due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone. |
| archaeologynoun | The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains. |
| palynostratigraphynoun | The application of palynology to stratigraphy. |
| cryostratigraphynoun | (geology) The stratigraphy of ice or of frozen soil |
| stagenoun | A phase. |
| allochthonenoun | An animal species that lives only part of its life in a particular habitat. |
| paleohorizontalnoun | (geology) An ancient horizontal (strata) |
| astrochronologynoun | The dating of sedimentary units by calibration with astronomically tuned time scales. |
| assisenoun | (geology, stratigraphy) Two or more beds or strata of rock united by the occurrence of fossils of the same characteristic species or genera. |
| allochthonnoun | (geology) A geological formation not formed in the region where found and moved to its present location by tectonic forces. Compare autochthon. |
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