Cenozone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cenozone is a noun meaning A stratum containing a characteristic association of minerals and microfossils.
Meaning
A stratum containing a characteristic association of minerals and microfossils.
Example Sentences
Turner and West ( 1968 ) suggest that the phases of an interglacial period (cryocratic, protocratic , mesocratic , telocratic ) be considered as cenozones.
Because of this I have proposed (Ruggieri, 1961) a lower cenozone for the Pleistocene characterized by the presence of A. islandica but by the absence of H. balthica.
This cenozone is about 30 m thick (Subathu Section) and consists of greenish grey, calcareous splintery shales which may change to pale olive green shale facies in other sections.
Word Forms
- cenozones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chronozone, ichnofacies, mesozone, anchizone, lithozone, clinozoisite.
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