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Chronostratigraphy (Geology terminology ⛰️)
Chronostratigraphy is the branch of stratigraphy that studies the ages of rock strata in relation to time. The ultimate aim of chronostratigraphy is to arrange the sequence of deposition and the time of deposition of all rocks within a geological region, and eventually, the entire geologic record of the Earth. The stand...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronostratigraphy
#Chronostratigraphy #Stratigraphy #GeologyTerminology #SubfieldsOfPaleontology
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Paleoparasitology (Parasitology 🧬)
Paleoparasitology is the study of parasites from the past, and their interactions with hosts and vectors; it is a subfield of paleontology, the study of living organisms from the past. Some authors define this term more narrowly, as "Paleoparasitology is the study of parasites in archaeological material." K.J. Reinhard suggests that the term "archaeop...
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Chronostratigraphy (Geology terminology ⛰️)
Chronostratigraphy is the branch of stratigraphy that studies the ages of rock strata in relation to time. The ultimate aim of chronostratigraphy is to arrange the sequence of deposition and the time of deposition of all rocks within a geological region, and eventually, the entire geologic record of the Earth. The stand...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronostratigraphy
#Chronostratigraphy #Stratigraphy #GeologyTerminology #SubfieldsOfPaleontology
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Chronostratigraphy (Geology terminology ⛰️)
Chronostratigraphy is the branch of stratigraphy that studies the ages of rock strata in relation to time. The ultimate aim of chronostratigraphy is to arrange the sequence of deposition and the time of deposition of all rocks within a geological region, and eventually, the entire geologic record of the Earth. The stand...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronostratigraphy
#Chronostratigraphy #Stratigraphy #GeologyTerminology #SubfieldsOfPaleontology