Noun
The anterior part of the head; the face.
The general aspect or habit of a species, or group of species, esp. with reference to its adaptation to its environment.
The face of a bird, or the front of the head, excluding the bill.
Source: Webster's dictionaryFor an overview over facies shifts and the relations in the sedimentary rock record by which they can be recognized, see Reading (1996), pp. 22–33. Source: Internet
In the case of transgression, deeper marine facies are deposited over shallower facies, a succession called onlap. Source: Internet
; Sedimentary facies : On a longer time scale, the rock record may show signs of sea level rise and fall, and features such as "fossilised" sand dunes can be identified. Source: Internet
Coral for example only lives in warm and shallow marine environments and fossils of coral are thus typical for shallow marine facies. Source: Internet
Garnets are also useful in defining metamorphic facies of rocks. Source: Internet
In the subsurface, such geographic shifts of sedimentary environments of the past are recorded in shifts in sedimentary facies. Source: Internet