stratigraphy
noun
a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.
stratigraphic
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a word derived from
stratigraphy.
Example Sentences
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Mr Ambekar says the age of the skeleton he and his team found was estimated based on a DNA analysis of its teeth and a stratigraphic study of the excavation site.
From BBC ● May 5, 2025
“It would have been rejected 10 years earlier if they had not avoided presenting it to the stratigraphic community for careful consideration.”
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 4, 2024
The Wonthaggi avian tracks occurred on multiple stratigraphic levels, indicating a recurrent presence of a variety of birds.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2023
And so most stratigraphic experts have settled on 1950 as the curtain-raiser for the Anthropocene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2023
Thomas Jefferson removed a slice from a mound on his estate, examined the stratigraphic layers, and announced that Indians had made it.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
