Meanings
nounbiostratigraphy (uncountable)
- uncountablebiologyThe study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils.
It is these ordinary animals that have helped science cope with the problems of Deep Time […] and it is astonishing that the biostratigraphy based on them doesn’t merit a mention.
2000, Richard Fortey, “No Such Thing as a Fish”, in London Review of Books, volume 22, number 13
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Englishstratigraphy
- Englishbiostratigraphy
From bio- + stratigraphy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan biostratigrafia, bioestratigrafia
- biostratigrafiathe study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossil
- bioestratigrafiathe study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossil
Finnish biostratigrafia
- biostratigrafiathe study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossil
Irish bithstratagrafaíocht
- bithstratagrafaíochtthe study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossil
Italian biostratigrafia
- biostratigrafiathe study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossil
Polish biostratygrafia
- biostratygrafiathe study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossil
Spanish bioestratigrafía
- bioestratigrafíathe study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossil
Cite this entry
APA
biostratigraphy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biostratigraphy
MLA
“biostratigraphy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biostratigraphy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biostratigraphy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biostratigraphy.
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