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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > LAND RECORDS > STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE

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STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE  

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  • A set of deposited sedimentary beds that reflects the depositional environment of those beds and the geologic history of a region. A stratigraphic sequence is a chronologic succession of sedimentary rocks from older below to younger above without interruption. (en)

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