marine geology

American  

noun

1. the branch of geology dealing with the rocks, sediments, and processes of the floors and margins of the oceans.

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Other Word Forms

• marine geologist noun

Example Sentences

“It could have even been minutes, but we can’t nail it down,” said the study’s lead author, Chris Goldfinger, a paleoseismologist with Oregon State University and a professor emeritus of marine geology.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

That “helped eliminate some hypotheses about its formation,” says marine geophysicist Gail Christeson, who is a program director for marine geology and geophysics at the National Science Foundation.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 8, 2024

PhD candidate in marine geology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

From Nature • Dec. 17, 2019

He went back to school, doing research on oceanographic gear at Columbia University, and in 1967 he received a Ph.D. in marine geology and geophysics from Yale.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2014

Mr. Cameron will collect samples for research in biology, microbiology, astrobiology, marine geology and geophysics.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2012