Biostratigraphy
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from gr. βίος (bìos), meaning “life, being,” lat. stratum, meaning “layer,” gr. γραφή (grafìa), meaning “description, writing.”
A study of sedimentary rocks and their depositional environmentsconducted using exclusively palaeontological and biological criteria.
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Credits and acknowledgments
Special thanks to Damiano Furlan and Domenico Marchitelli for creating the slides.