stratigraphy
noun
a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.
stratigraphical
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a word derived from
stratigraphy.
Example Sentences
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This in itself suffices to show that the worked and unworked flints were deposited in their present stratigraphical position at the same time.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
When we place this in connection with stratigraphical facts, we further find that these extinct species have succeeded each other at different times, so as to constitute successive dynasties3 of life.
From The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants by Sir J. William Dawson
He found that the species of graptolites have each a comparatively narrow vertical range, and they may consequently be used for stratigraphical purposes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
This combination of circumstances has given the Graptoloidea a paramount stratigraphical importance as palaeontological indices of the detailed sequence and correlation of the Lower Palaeozoic rocks in general.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
There is no definite break, either stratigraphical or palaeontological, at the top of the Pliocene, and it is most natural to regard the Tertiary epoch as still in progress.
From The Antiquity of Man by Sir Charles Lyell
