bedding plane
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bedding plane
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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One area of the site even reveals where the paths of a sauropod and megalosaurus once crossed, with Nichols saying the footprints were on the "same bedding plane".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
"As we're walking up these turbidites, I'm looking around and this beautifully rippled bedding plane caught my eye," says Martindale.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
They are fixed on a bedding plane, and so provide more reliable evidence of exactly when humans left them.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2021
Visible in exposed outcroppings, each bedding plane indicates a change in sediment deposition conditions.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
Its smooth upper surface, which represented a bedding plane, was covered with a thin coating of silt or fine clay which adhered to the block.
From Fossil Ice Crystals An Instance of the Practical Value of "Pure Science" by Udden, Johan August
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