Meaning of cenozone | Babel Free

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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.”

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