Neostratotype
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Neostratotype is a noun meaning (geology) A stratotype designated after the holostratotype as a replacement for it (in the case of it being rendered inaccessible to geologists) to describe a stratigraphic unit.
Meaning
(geology) A stratotype designated after the holostratotype as a replacement for it (in the case of it being rendered inaccessible to geologists) to describe a stratigraphic unit.
Word Forms
- neostratotypes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stratonomy, ecostratigraphy, allostratigraphy, stratosphere, eonothem, archaeostratigraphy.
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