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stratal

American  
[streyt-l] / ˈstreɪt l /

adjective

  1. of a stratum or strata. stratum.

Etymology

Origin of stratal

First recorded in 1870–75; strat(um) + -al 1

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The geological Anthropocene is not defined by holistic analysis of all human impacts on Earth, but by whether those impacts have produced suitable signals in the stratal record.

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