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sedimentological

sedimentological adjective: of, pertaining to, or caused by sedimentology.

Adjective

sedimentological (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or caused by sedimentology.
    • The sedimentological conditions for trace fossil preservation are different from those conducive to preserving most body fossils; indeed, trace-producing activities are usually detrimental to the preservation of body fossils.2009 January 16, Stefan Bengtson, Birger Rasmussen, “PALEONTOLOGY: New and Ancient Trace Makers”, in Science, volume 323, number 5912, →DOI

Origin of sedimentological

From sedimentology + -ical.

Words formed from sedimentological

Questions about sedimentological

What does sedimentological mean?
Sedimentological means of, pertaining to, or caused by sedimentology.
What part of speech is sedimentological?
Sedimentological is an adjective.

Words near sedimentological in the dictionary

  1. sedimentized
  2. sedimentizes
  3. sedimentizing
  4. sedimentoclastic
  5. sedimentologic
  6. sedimentological
  7. sedimentologically
  8. sedimentologies
  9. sedimentologist
  10. sedimentologists
  11. sedimentology

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