Margaritatus Zone
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The Margaritatus Zone is a biostratigraphic subdivision of the Early Jurassic, characterized by distinctive fossil assemblages used to correlate Pliensbachian-age rock layers.
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| age | Pliensbachian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | marine sedimentary successions ⓘ |
| basedOn | ammonite biostratigraphy ⓘ |
| belongsToEra | Mesozoic Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem | Jurassic System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | distinctive fossil assemblages ⓘ |
| correlates | Pliensbachian strata in different regions ⓘ |
| definedBy | index fossils ⓘ |
| geologicTimeInterval | Early Jurassic ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicRank | zone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Early Jurassic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pliensbachian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Pliensbachian Stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
biostratigraphic correlation
ⓘ
correlation of Pliensbachian rock layers ⓘ |
| usedIn |
chronostratigraphy
ⓘ
paleontological dating ⓘ |
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