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sedimentological

sedimentological

English

Adjective

sedimentological (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or caused by sedimentology
    • 2009 January 16, Stefan Bengtson & Birger Rasmussen, “PALEONTOLOGY: New and Ancient Trace Makers”, in Science, volume 323, number 5912, DOI:10.1126/science.1168794:
      The sedimentological conditions for trace fossil preservation are different from those conducive to preserving most body fossils; indeed, trace-producing activities are usually detrimental to the preservation of body fossils.

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