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Macrostratigraphy

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pedostratigraphynounThe stratigraphy of soil
archaeostratigraphynoun(archaeology) archaeological stratigraphy
stratigraphynoun(geology) The study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification).
climatostratigraphynoun(geology) stratigraphy due to different sediments being produced in different climates
megasequencenoun(geology, archaeology) A very large sequence of strata
volcanostratigraphynoun(geology) stratigraphy related to volcanism
macrotaphonomynountaphonomy using relatively large samples
cryptotephrastratigraphynounstratigraphy of cryptotephra
paleomagnetostratigraphynounmagnetostratigraphy of ancient rocks
ecostratigraphynoun(ecology, geology) The application of stratigraphy to identify fossil ecosystems
archaeologynounThe study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains.
macropaleontologynounThe study of large-scale fossils and evolution.
cyclostratigraphynoun(geology) The analysis of sedimentary successions to determine past climatic cycles
allostratigraphynoun(geology) The study and classification of rock strata by their bounding surfaces, such as unconformities and other types of uncomformable contacts that create discontinuities in the rock record.
cratonic sequencenoun(geology) A very large-scale lithostratigraphic sequence in the rock record that represents a complete cycle of marine transgression and regression on a craton over a geologic time scale.
palynostratigraphynounThe application of palynology to stratigraphy.
stratonomynounAlternative spelling of stratinomy. [The description of the orientation of trace fossils in relation to rock strata]
macroarchitecturenounRelatively large-scale architecture (in several diverse fields)
paleochronologynounprehistoric chronology
astrochronologynounThe dating of sedimentary units by calibration with astronomically tuned time scales.

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