Meaning of cenozone | Babel Free
Definitions
A stratum containing a characteristic association of minerals and microfossils.
Examples
“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.”
“Turner and West ( 1968 ) suggest⟳ that the phases of an interglacial period (cryocratic, protocratic , mesocratic , telocratic ) be considered as cenozones.”
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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