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biostratigraphy

study of relative ages of rock strata using fossils
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biostratigraphy

Summary

biostratigraphy is a branch of science[1]. biostratigraphy draws 260 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_science category, ranking #85 of 193).[2]

Key Facts

  • biostratigraphy's instance of is recorded as branch of science[3].
  • biostratigraphy is a type of stratigraphy[4].
  • biostratigraphy is a type of paleontology[5].
  • biostratigraphy is part of stratigraphy[6].
  • biostratigraphy is part of paleontology[7].
  • biostratigraphy's Commons category is recorded as Biostratigraphy[8].
  • biostratigraphy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Biostratigraphy[9].
  • biostratigraphy's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[10].

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Definition and Type

biostratigraphy's instance of is recorded as branch of science[3]. Recorded subclass of include stratigraphy[4] and paleontology[5].

Use and Application

Part of include stratigraphy[6], a branch of geology[11] and paleontology[7], an academic discipline[12].

Why It Matters

biostratigraphy draws 260 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_science category, ranking #85 of 193).[2] biostratigraphy has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] biostratigraphy is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

División Paleoinvertebrados del Museo de La Plata paleontology stratigraphy

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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