stratigraphy
స్తరశాస్త్రం
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The sixty pages on palaeontology emphasize geology and stratigraphy and chiefly illustrate trilobites.
the branch of geology concerned with the order and relative position of strata and their relationship to the geological time scale.
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Lysons did not fully understand 'stratigraphy' , and he mistook the date of the villa.
A series of new findings are now available, which permit the general Jurassic 'stratigraphy' of Jabal Akhdar to be significantly refined.
In this study we concentrate on the field relations and 'stratigraphy' of the pyroclastic deposits within the lower volcanics.
Tertiary 'stratigraphy' throws considerable light on landform and river development.
Although Lower Cambrian 'stratigraphy' remains in a state of some uncertainty, therefore, it is possible at present to present a provisional view of the sequence of events in at least some areas of the world.
The relative chronology derived from the radar 'stratigraphy' clearly shows that the dune has migrated from east to west.
These rocks are generally divided into two major types in view of their lithology, internal 'stratigraphy' and contact relationships with surrounding rocks.
Despite his expanding interest in biological questions, Weller remained a strong proponent of 'stratigraphy' and practical geology, both in the classroom and in research.
Conversely, there is during this time interval a general scarcity of erupted igneous rocks that can be reliably tied into relative 'stratigraphy' .
A second constraint on the timescale of canyon filling relates to the cyclic 'stratigraphy' documented at the Umberatana syncline example.
The sills are structurally disrupted by the same tectonic features that imbricate other elements of the Bainang terrane 'stratigraphy' .
But unless you have already mastered vertebrate anatomy, Mesozoic 'stratigraphy' , and phylogenetic analysis, it's probably not the place to begin.
Recent work on Upper Cretaceous sequence 'stratigraphy' in European basins has demonstrated that chalks provide valuable information on short- and long-term sea-level change.
In the final section Bosence and Wilson discuss the complexities of sequence 'stratigraphy' in carbonate settings and introduce the use of numeric stratigraphic modeling for facies prediction.
The ophiolite contains a complete igneous 'stratigraphy' of serpentinized ultramafics, gabbro, sheeted dykes and pillow lavas, as described by Moores.
The sixty pages on palaeontology emphasize geology and 'stratigraphy' and chiefly illustrate trilobites.
Recent developments in Pleistocene 'stratigraphy' have enabled a better correlation to be made of terrestrial sequences with the much more complete marine sequences.
The recognition of an orogenic unconformity at the base of the Easdale Subgroup allows for a more realistic overall interpretation of Dalradian 'stratigraphy' .
The overlying Pliocene reflections display a regular layer-cake 'stratigraphy' of downwarped reflections defining a U-shaped depression.
Nearly three hundred years later, the rediscovery and elaboration of these principles would make possible modern 'stratigraphy' and geological mapping.
For details of reflection characteristics, especially in the Mesozoic 'stratigraphy' , the reader is referred to the literature cited above.
Several other interruptions within the Cenozoic 'stratigraphy' of the Zagros region have long been attributed to epirogeny.
The geologic setting and 'stratigraphy' of the Cape Phillips Formation were noted by MacDonald.
More than any other fossil collector in the western New York area, Tom paid attention to the scientific aspects of paleontology, 'stratigraphy' , and geology in general.
The geological mapping allowed a detailed revision of the regional 'stratigraphy' .
Due to the cave's deep, complex 'stratigraphy' , the geological context of associated material culture has been particularly challenging to interpret.
The accepted 'stratigraphy' of the Dalradian block is presented in Figure 1.
Completing the exhibitions is a diorama of the geology of the area north of Johannesburg, the Magaliesburg area, that shows details of the region's topography, geology, and 'stratigraphy' .
Responding to Knight, he referred to stratigraphy as ‘the heart of geology’, and maintained that 'stratigraphy' and paleontology were mutually dependent.
A combination of radar facies analysis and radar 'stratigraphy' has been used to interpret the radar profiles and define a relative chronology.
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