faunizone

faunizone

      stratigraphic unit that is distinguished by the presence of a particular fauna of some time or environmental significance. It differs from a biozone because it is based on a fossil assemblage rather than a particular genus or species (compare biozone). The corresponding unit of geologic time is called a faunichron.

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  • faunizone — fau·ni·zone …   English syllables

  • faunizone — ˈfȯnəˌzōn, ˈfän noun ( s) Etymology: fauni (from fauna) + zone : a group of geologic beds deposited during the life span of a particular assemblage of organisms and thus characterized by the fossils of a particular fauna …   Useful english dictionary

  • PALÉONTOLOGIE STRATIGRAPHIQUE — Correspondant à celui de biostratigraphie proposé par Louis Dollo en 1909, le terme de paléontologie stratigraphique a le grand avantage de rappeler qu’il s’agit d’une branche majeure de la paléontologie; ainsi, il est plus rarement confondu avec …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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