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(biology, geology) The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils..
It is these ordinary animals that have helped science cope with the problems of Deep Time […] and it is astonishing that the biostratigraphy based on them doesn’t merit a mention.
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Biostratigraphy means (biology, geology) The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils..
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It is these ordinary animals that have helped science cope with the problems of Deep Time […] and it is astonishing that the biostratigraphy based on them doesn’t merit a mention.
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