Homotaxis Definition

hōmō-tăksĭs, hŏmō-
noun
A similarity in the arrangement of layers, or in the fossil content, between strata of different regions not necessarily formed at the same time.
Webster's New World

Origin of Homotaxis

  • From Ancient Greek the same + arrangement.

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Homotaxis Sentence Examples

  • There can be no doubt that the series as a whole is the equivalent of the Gondwana system, and when the country has been more closely examined the association of marine fossils with Gondwana plants will be of the greatest value in determining the precise homotaxis of the Indian deposits.

  • Dakota as to leave little doubt as to the general homotaxis of the series.

  • Even the Scotland series probably belongs to the Tertiary system, but owing to the want of characteristic fossils, it is impossible to determine with any degree of certainty the precise homotaxis of the several formations.

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Words Starting With

HHOHOM

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SISXIS

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