Stratigraphy

Etymologically, the term stratigraphy (from the Latin stratum and the Greek graphia) means “description of strata.” The word stratum (plural, strata) was introduced by Nicolaus Steno in the 17th century to describe a layer of rock or sediment that is delimited ...

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