biostratigraphy Flashcards

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systematic subdivision and organization of the stratigraphic section into named units based on their fossils content

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biostratigraphic classification

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2
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basic unit of biostratigraphy

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biostratigraphic zone / Biozone

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3
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stratigraphic boundary, surface, or intense where there is significant change in biostratigraphic character

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biostratigraphi horizon / biohorizone

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4
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subdivision of biozone

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subiozone

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5
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grouping of 2 or more biozone

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superbiozone

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6
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stratigraphic intervals w/ no fossil common in the stratigraphic unit

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barren intervals

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7
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geological record of biological activity of organism

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ichnofossil / trace fossils

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8
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study of trace fossils

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ichnology

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9
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assemblage of individual trace fossils that occur repeatedly in time and space

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ichnofacies

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10
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concentration of fossils

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konzentrat-lagerstatten

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11
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exceptional preservation of fossils

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konservat-lagerstatten

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12
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live and buried in the are

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biocoenosis

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13
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live somehwere & were brought into the area after death

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thantocoenosis

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