Biostratigraphy Definition

bīō-strə-tĭgrə-fē
noun
The study of the spatial and temporal distribution of fossil organisms, often interpolated with radiometric, geochemical, and paleoenvironmental information as a means of dating rock strata.
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(biology, geology) The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils.

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