faunizone

noun

fau·​ni·​zone

ˈfȯnəˌzōn,

ˈfän-

plural -s

: a group of geologic beds deposited during the life span of a particular assemblage of organisms and thus characterized by the fossils of a particular fauna

Word History

Etymology

fauni- (from fauna) + zone

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