Noun
That branch of geology which treats of the arrangement and succession of strata.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAs late as 1990, Lemon, in his textbook of stratigraphy, affirmed that "The uniformitarian view of earth history held that all geologic processes proceed continuously and at a very slow pace." Source: Internet
Because well-preserved Pteranodon skull fossils are extremely rare, researchers use stratigraphy (i.e. which rock layer of the geologic formation a fossil is found in) to determine species identity in most cases. Source: Internet
In addition to providing crucial dating material for the Iron Age stratigraphy of Palestine, she obtained key stratified data for the study of Eastern terra sigilata ware. Source: Internet
Consequently, paleontologists must usually rely on stratigraphy to date fossils. Source: Internet
Nehyba, S., Šikula, J., 2007, Depositional architecture, sequence stratigraphy and geodynamic development of the Carpathian Foredeep (Czech Republic). Source: Internet
On their return to Jubail, the geologists were joined by Max Steineke - who would be the first man to provide a comprehensive view of the stratigraphy and underlying structure of the almost featureless face of what came to be called the Eastern Province. Source: Internet