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(geology, stratigraphy) Two or more beds or strata of rock united by the occurrence of fossils of the same characteristic species or genera..
The “Assises” in question are numbered III and IV by Mourlon , and are the lower two of his divisions of the ”psammites” (op. cit., tome i, pp. 92, 93). There is little doubt but that the present species is the Agelacrinus of Mourlon.
Use assise when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Assise means (geology, stratigraphy) Two or more beds or strata of rock united by the occurrence of fossils of the same characteristic species or genera..
Common synonyms include bed.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The “Assises” in question are numbered III and IV by Mourlon , and are the lower two of his divisions of the ”psammites” (op. cit., tome i, pp. 92, 93). There is little doubt but that the present species is the Agelacrinus of Mourlon.
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