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teilzone

teilzone noun: the stratigraphic range of the rock unit between the first and last appearance datum of a particular taxon in a local area, a subset of the global biozone for that taxon.

Noun

teilzone (plural teilzones)

  1. The stratigraphic range of the rock unit between the first and last appearance datum of a particular taxon in a local area, a subset of the global biozone for that taxon.
    Synonyms:
    topozone

Synonyms of teilzone

Forms of teilzone

pluralteilzones

Origin of teilzone

From German Teil + zone. Coined in 1914 by German paleontologist and geologist Josef Felix Pompeckj.

Questions about teilzone

What does teilzone mean?
Teilzone means the stratigraphic range of the rock unit between the first and last appearance datum of a particular taxon in a local area, a subset of the global biozone for that taxon.
What part of speech is teilzone?
Teilzone is a noun.
What is the plural of teilzone?
The plural of teilzone is teilzones.

Words near teilzone in the dictionary

  1. teikei
  2. teil
  3. Teilhardian
  4. Teilhet
  5. teils
  6. teilzone
  7. teilzones
  8. Teima
  9. tein
  10. teind
  11. teindable

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