First Known Use: 1926
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biostratigraphy
noun bio·stra·tig·ra·phy \-strə-ˈti-grə-fē\
Definition of BIOSTRATIGRAPHY
1
: the identification of fossils found within sedimentary rock strata as a method of determining the relative geologic age of the rock; also : the branch of paleontology involving such identification
2
: the arrangement of fossils in rock strata
— bio·strat·i·graph·ic \-ˌstra-tə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective
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