stratotypen.
/ˈstratə(ʊ)tʌɪp/, U.S. /ˈstrædəˌtaɪp/, /ˈstrædoʊˌtaɪp/ Geology.
A group of strata designated as defining a named stratigraphic unit or boundary. Frequently attributive.
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1961 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. 72 499/2 The only adequate reference standards for the scope of these chronostratigraphic units are specifically designated intervals of rock strata—stratotypes.
1965 Bull. Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists 49 1701/1 The most effective means of providing a chronostratigraphic unit with fixed and uniform limits..appears to be by the designation of a specifically bounded section of rock strata as the stratotype of this unit.
1978 Nature 16 Nov. 258/2 The rich foraminiferal and molluscan faunas at these localities establish the correlation of the beds..with the Jemmys Point Formation in Gippsland, the stratotype of the Kalimnan Stage (early Pliocene).
2010 Evolution 64 601/1 Establishment of the global stratotype for this interval of time in the Flinders Range.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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