neostratotype

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noun

A stratotype designated after the holostratotype as a replacement for it (in the case of it being rendered inaccessible to geologists) to describe a stratigraphic unit.

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Meanings

nounneostratotype (plural neostratotypes)

plural neostratotypes

  1. geographyA stratotype designated after the holostratotype as a replacement for it (in the case of it being rendered inaccessible to geologists) to describe a stratigraphic unit.

Origin

From neo- + stratotype.

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APA

neostratotype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neostratotype

MLA

“neostratotype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neostratotype. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neostratotype,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neostratotype.

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