Ibex Zone
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The Ibex Zone is a biostratigraphic subdivision of the Early Jurassic rock record, used by geologists and paleontologists to correlate and date Pliensbachian-age sedimentary layers based on their fossil content.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biostratigraphic subdivision
ⓘ
fossil-based correlation unit ⓘ stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| ageRelation |
older than Toarcian biostratigraphic zones
ⓘ
younger than Sinemurian biostratigraphic zones ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Pliensbachian-age sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| basedOn | fossil content ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Pliensbachian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicPosition | part of the Early Jurassic rock record ⓘ |
| correlates | Pliensbachian strata in different geographic areas ⓘ |
| correlationCriterion | presence and distribution of index fossils ⓘ |
| definedBy | characteristic fossil assemblages ⓘ |
| discipline |
geology
ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Early Jurassic ⓘ |
| partOf | Early Jurassic biostratigraphic zonation ⓘ |
| stratigraphicRank | zone ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Pliensbachian biostratigraphic framework ⓘ |
| temporalScope | interval within the Pliensbachian ⓘ |
| usedFor |
correlation of sedimentary layers
ⓘ
relative dating of sedimentary layers ⓘ |
| usedIn |
biostratigraphy
ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
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