geological stratum

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geological
adjective
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/ˌdʒi.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌdʒi.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to geology, or to the geology of a particular area ...
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stratum
noun[C]
uk
/ˈstrɑː.təm/us
/ˈstreɪt̬.əm/
one of the parts or layers into which something ...
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The canal was originally cut into a layer of natural talpetate, a buriedgeologicalstratumprobably formed from a weathered paleosol.
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He also trained in the observation of fossils, prehistoric remains, and geological strata.
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While the fossil record has given us a reasonably clear picture of the evolution of the vocal tract, grammatical structure, needless to say, is not preserved in geological strata.
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A problem with launching from the harbour site, was caused by the shallow angle of the underlying geological strata.
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The biostratigraphic unit being a section of geological strata that is defined on the basis of its characteristic fossil taxa or faunal assemblage.
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The 153 ha stretch of shore, cliff, cliff-top, and several short, steep valleys, reveal the local geological strata.
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Despite both water sources being physically close to each other, they remain independent and separated by geological strata.
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Shermer hypothesizes that if hominid fossils were found in the same geological strata as trilobites, it would be evidence against natural selection.
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The climate is classified as a subtropical steppe (low-latitude dry), with a subtropical thorn wood land biozone (intervals of geological strata).
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The area, which consists of various geological strata and diverse trap types, was discovered and exploited during the first half of the 20th century.
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Depending on the topography and the geological strata of the land, the fort walls were built with height ranging from 5-13 m.
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As mapping of the geological strata progressed in the early decades of the 19th century, the estimated lengths of the various sub-periods were greatly increased.
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How else except by the word evolution can we designate the sequence of faunas and floras in precisely dated geological strata?
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The sides of the old quarries alongside the plateau display many geological strata.
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The deposits consisted of 56 geological strata with 16 cultural horizons; 23 strata contained rubble and 33 contained fine silt material.
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In a more restricted sense, the term is used to connote certain thin layers of bony fragments, which occur in well-defined geological strata.
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Smith's pioneering work established that geological strata could be identified and correlated using the fossils they contain.
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Triger wanted the designation of the geological strata to be borrowed from paleontology (fossils names).
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An example of this is the claim that geological strata are dated through the fossils they hold, but that fossils are in turn dated by the strata they are in.
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