Davoei Zone

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The Davoei Zone is a biostratigraphic interval within the Early Jurassic, defined by the presence of characteristic ammonite fossils used to correlate Pliensbachian-age rock layers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ammonite biozone
stratigraphic unit
basedOn first appearance and distribution of specific ammonite taxa
belongsTo Jurassic System
biochronologicUse relative dating of Pliensbachian strata
chronostratigraphicPosition Early Jurassic NERFINISHED
correlates Pliensbachian marine sedimentary rocks
correlationTool ammonite zonation
definedBy characteristic ammonite assemblages
definedIn marine sedimentary successions
discipline paleontology
stratigraphy
fossilGroup Ammonoidea NERFINISHED
fossilType ammonites
geologicContext Mesozoic Era NERFINISHED
isPartOf Early Jurassic
Pliensbachian NERFINISHED
lithostratigraphicUse correlation of rock successions
stratigraphicRank zone
temporalRange Pliensbachian Age NERFINISHED
usedFor biostratigraphic correlation
correlation of Pliensbachian rock layers
usedIn Mesozoic biostratigraphy
marine stratigraphy

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Pliensbachian contains Davoei Zone