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taphozone

taphozone noun: a taphonomic zone, rich in fossils.

Noun

taphozone (plural taphozones)

  1. A taphonomic zone, rich in fossils

Forms of taphozone

pluraltaphozones

Origin of taphozone

From tapho- + zone.

Questions about taphozone

What does taphozone mean?
Taphozone means a taphonomic zone, rich in fossils.
What part of speech is taphozone?
Taphozone is a noun.
What is the plural of taphozone?
The plural of taphozone is taphozones.

Words near taphozone in the dictionary

  1. taphotaxon
  2. taphotype
  3. taphotypes
  4. taphouse
  5. taphouses
  6. taphozone
  7. taphozones
  8. taphrenchyma
  9. taphrogenic
  10. taphrogenies
  11. taphrogeny

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