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Meaning of "zone fossil" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ZONE FOSSIL

zəʊn ˈfɒsəl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZONE FOSSIL

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Zone fossil is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ZONE FOSSIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Index fossil

Index fossils are fossils used to define and identify geologic periods. They work on the premise that, although different sediments may look different depending on the conditions under which they were laid down, they may include the remains of the same species of fossil. If the species concerned were short-lived, then it is certain that the sediments in question were deposited within that narrow time period. The shorter the lifespan of a species, the more precisely different sediments can be correlated, and so rapidly evolving types of fossils are particularly valuable. The best index fossils are common, easy-to-identify at species level, and have a broad distribution—otherwise the likelihood of finding and recognizing one in the two sediments is minor. Ammonites fit these demands well, and are the best-known fossils that have been widely used for this. Other important groups that provide index fossils are the corals, graptolites, brachiopods, trilobites, and echinoids. Conodonts may be identified by experts using light microscopy such that they can be used to index a given sample with good resolution. Fossilized teeth of mammals have also been used.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ZONE FOSSIL

aglossal · apostle · colossal · dossal · dossel · duniewassal · dunniewassal · fossil · glossal · hypoglossal · ichnofossil · isoglossal · jostle · macrofossil · microfossil · nonfossil · opisthoglossal · subfossil · supercolossal · throstle

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZONE FOSSIL

zonally · zonary · zonate · zonated · zonation · Zond · Zond 3 · zonda · zone · zone defence · zone of saturation · zone out · zone refining · zone therapy · zoneless · zoner · zonetime · zoning · zonk · zonk out

WORDS THAT END LIKE ZONE FOSSIL

basil · brasil · chesil · derived fossil · dossil · fusil · index fossil · kitchen utensil · living fossil · mofussil · Musil · pensil · reworked fossil · scissil · sweet basil · tahsil · tonsil · trace fossil · utensil · Yggdrasil

Synonyms and antonyms of zone fossil in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «zone fossil» into 25 languages

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zh

Translator English - Chinese

带化石
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

fósiles zona
570 millions of speakers
en

English

zone fossil
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

क्षेत्र जीवाश्म
380 millions of speakers
ar

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الأحفوري منطقة
280 millions of speakers
ru

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зона ископаемых
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

zona fóssil
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

জোন জীবাশ্ম
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

zone fossiles
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Fosil zon
190 millions of speakers
de

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Zone fossilen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ゾーンの化石
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

존 화석
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Zona fosil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khu vực hóa thạch
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மண்டலம் படிமம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

झोन जीवाश्म
75 millions of speakers
tr

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Bölge fosili
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it

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zona fossile
65 millions of speakers
pl

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strefa kopalnych
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

зона копалин
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

zona fosil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζώνη ορυκτών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sone fossiel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

zon fossilt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sonen fossil
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZONE FOSSIL»

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Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record
... used by petroleum companies. On a simple plot of space against time (Fig. 2.3) , an ideal zone fossil, such as an ammonite or graptolite, will represent a thin horizontal band reflecting a brief time duration but a widespread spatial distribution ...
Michael J. Benton, David A. T. Harper, 2013
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The Facts on File Dictionary of Earth Science
zone fossil on a map representing the first appearance of a particular index mineral is termed an isograd. These are lines of equal grade and link rocks originating under similar physical conditions of metamorphism. The al- mandine zone, ...
Jacqueline Smith, John O. E. Clark, Stella E. Stiegeler, 2009
3
Intertonguing Marine and Nonmarine Upper Cretaceous Deposits ...
Concretionary zone. Fossil locality 142: Baculites sp. (Poorly preserved.) 193 Small exposure dark-gray shale and thin tan-gray sandstones. Fossil locality 141: Placenticeras guadalupae. , 280 Covered interval. Dark-gray shale. Fossil locality ...
William Sibley Pike, 1947
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The Fossil Flora of Scoresby Sound East Greenland. Part 5.
The existence of so many similar species suggests that E. sarrani is unlikely to be much use as a zone fossil as there is too great a risk of incorrect determination. The same difficulty deprives the identification of the Greenland specimens with ...
Harris T. M.
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
"acuminata" zone (fossil localities 1092 and 1093) are usually advanced in comparison with those from fossil locality 751, but insufficient numbers were found to show conclusively that there had been a significant reduction in the height of the ...
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Glossary of Geology
Syn: zone fossil. zonal profile composite profile. zonal soil (a) A soil characteristic of a large area or zone, (b) One of the three primary subdivisions (orders) in soil classification as used in the United States. Not used in current U.S. system of ...
Julia A. Jackson, James P. Mehl, Klaus K. E. Neuendorf, 2005
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Index to the stratigraphy of North America
In common with the Anderdon, it has an abundance of Conocardium monroense Grabau, which is the zone fossil of the two formations combined. The spiriferoid genus Prosserella Grabau has species in the three upper members of the Upper  ...
Bailey Willis, Geological Survey of Canada, Instituto Geológico de México, 1912
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
The zones are described in ascending stratigraphic order as follows : The Globigerina uoodi connecta zone has its lower boundary defined by the initial appearance of the zone fossil and its upper boundary marked by the initial appearance of ...
9
Fossils at a Glance
The shell diameter is approximately 5 cm. Small tubercles line the margin of the moderately deep umbilicus. Gastrioceras is found in marine shales and is a useful zone fossil for the Upper Carboniferous. Dnctyl'iucerus Cephalopod Lower  ...
Clare Milsom, Sue Rigby, 2013
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The Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary in the San Juan and Raton ...
WESTERN INTERIOR AMMONITE—ZONE FOSSILS (OR EQUIVALENTS) COLLECTED FROM THE LEWIS SHALE, AT SITES IN THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SAN JUAN BASIN' Western interior am monite— Collection zone fossil ...
James E. Fassett, J. Keith Rigby, 1987
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