biozonen.
/ˈbʌɪə(ʊ)zəʊn/, U.S. /ˈbaɪoʊˌzoʊn/ Geology.
The total stratigraphical range in which fossil remains of a particular taxon are found, representing the period of its existence; a stratigraphical range defined by the appearance of particular taxa within it.
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1902 J. J. Buckman in Geol. Mag. 9 556 Why cannot we call this a biozone, using the term to signify the range of organisms in time as indicated by their entombment in the strata? Thus we might have the biozone of a species, of a genus, of a family, or of a larger group.
1922 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 61 281 The double combination of time and space makes a biozone.
1955 Jrnl. Paleontol. 29 702/2 The author established three broad biozones in the Mesozoic-Cenozoic transition of Egypt using two members of the family Globorotaliidae.
1976 N. F. Hughes Palaeobiol. Angiosperm Origins vii. 64 Each of the ammonite names..was originally selected to represent the whole ammonite fauna of an assemblage biozone.
2002 S. J. Gould Struct. Evolutionary Theory ix. 825 McKinney and Jones..compiled excellent evidence for stasis in each of their three species—the basis, after all, for using these taxa in establishing biozones for this section.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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