Jamesoni Zone

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The Jamesoni Zone is a biostratigraphic interval within the Early Jurassic fossil record, characterized by the presence of specific ammonite species used to date and correlate Pliensbachian-age rock layers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ammonite zone
biostratigraphic interval
biostratigraphic zone
appliesTo sedimentary rock successions
associatedWithEnvironment marine depositional settings
biostratigraphicFunction index interval for ammonite species
characterizedBy specific ammonite assemblages
chronostratigraphicPosition within Pliensbachian Stage
correlates Pliensbachian-age rock layers
definedByFossilGroup ammonites
fossilContentType cephalopods
marine invertebrates
geologicAgeContext Mesozoic Era NERFINISHED
geologicTimeSubdivisionOf Pliensbachian NERFINISHED
hasStratigraphicRank zone
lithostratigraphicApplication correlation of Pliensbachian sedimentary successions
partOf Early Jurassic NERFINISHED
temporalPosition Early Jurassic Period NERFINISHED
temporalResolution high-resolution subdivision of Pliensbachian
usedBy paleontologists
stratigraphers
usedFor biostratigraphic correlation
relative dating of rock layers
usedIn Jurassic stratigraphy
ammonite biostratigraphy

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Pliensbachian contains Jamesoni Zone