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chronostratigraphy

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chronostratigraphy [‚krän·ə·strə′tig·rə·fē]
(geology)
A division of stratigraphy that uses age determination and time sequence of rock strata to develop an interpretation of the earth's geologic history.
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Chronostratigraphy The age of Vaana sediments is based on five radiocarbon dates (Table 2).
Litorina Sea sediments of ancient Vaana Lagoon, northwestern Estonia/ ... by Saarse, Leili; Heinsalu, Atko; Veski, Siim / Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
Definition of the Upper Ordovician In modern chronostratigraphy, series are defined by the lowest stage they contain.
Age of Estonian kukersite oil shale--middle or late Ordovician? by Hints, O.; Nolvak, J.; Viira, V. / Oil Shale
A new chronostratigraphy has been developed through a re-investigation of the lithostratigraphy left by the earlier excavations, AMS-dating using three different comparative pre-treatments including ABOX of charcoal, and U-series using the Diffusion-Absorption model applied to fragments of bones from the Deep Skull itself.
2007, Journal of Human Evolutuion: The 'human revolution' in lowland ... by Barker, G.; Barton, H.; Bird, M.; Daly, P.; Datan, I.; Dykes, A.; Farr, L.; Gilbertson, D.; Harrisso / Borneo Research Bulletin
 
 
 
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