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Teilzone

In biostratigraphy, a local-range zone, topozone or teilzone is the stratigraphic range of the rock unit between the first and last appearance datum of a particular taxon in a local area. It is a subset of the global biozone for that taxon. For the teilzone data to be meaningful, the local area must be identified. The term was coined in 1914 by German paleontologist and geologist Josef Felix Pompeckj.

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In biostratigraphy, a local-range zone, topozone or teilzone (German teil = part + Greek zone)1 is the stratigraphic range of the rock unit between the first and last appearance datum of a particular taxon in a local area.234 It is a subset of the global biozone for that taxon.2 For the teilzone data to be meaningful, the local area must be identified.4 The term was coined in 1914 by German paleontologist and geologist Josef Felix Pompeckj.1

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  1. Simpson, John (ed.). "Teilzone". Etymological Dictionary of Geology. Archived from the original on 2006-10-14. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  2. Holtz, Thomas R. Jr; Merck, John W. Jr. (2006). "GEOL 331 Lectures 6-7: Biostratigraphy". GEOL 331: Principles of Paleontology. University of Maryland. Retrieved 2008-04-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. "Teilzone". Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  4. Salvador, Amos (1994). International stratigraphic guide: a guide to stratigraphic classification, terminology, and procedure. Ottawa, Ont., Canada: International Union of Geological Sciences. p. 58. ISBN 0-8137-7401-2.