biostratigraphy Flashcards
systematic subdivision and organization of the stratigraphic section into named units based on their fossils content
biostratigraphic classification
basic unit of biostratigraphy
biostratigraphic zone / Biozone
stratigraphic boundary, surface, or intense where there is significant change in biostratigraphic character
biostratigraphi horizon / biohorizone
subdivision of biozone
subiozone
grouping of 2 or more biozone
superbiozone
stratigraphic intervals w/ no fossil common in the stratigraphic unit
barren intervals
geological record of biological activity of organism
ichnofossil / trace fossils
study of trace fossils
ichnology
assemblage of individual trace fossils that occur repeatedly in time and space
ichnofacies
concentration of fossils
konzentrat-lagerstatten
exceptional preservation of fossils
konservat-lagerstatten
live and buried in the are
biocoenosis
live somehwere & were brought into the area after death
thantocoenosis