Jamesoni Zone

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The Jamesoni Zone is a biostratigraphic interval within the Early Jurassic fossil record, characterized by the presence of specific ammonite species used to date and correlate Pliensbachian-age rock layers.

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Label Occurrences
Jamesoni Zone canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ammonite zone ⓘ
biostratigraphic interval ⓘ
biostratigraphic zone ⓘ
appliesTo sedimentary rock successions ⓘ
associatedWithEnvironment marine depositional settings ⓘ
biostratigraphicFunction index interval for ammonite species ⓘ
characterizedBy specific ammonite assemblages ⓘ
chronostratigraphicPosition within Pliensbachian Stage ⓘ
correlates Pliensbachian-age rock layers ⓘ
definedByFossilGroup ammonites ⓘ
fossilContentType cephalopods ⓘ
marine invertebrates ⓘ
geologicAgeContext Mesozoic Era ⓘ
geologicTimeSubdivisionOf Pliensbachian ⓘ
hasStratigraphicRank zone ⓘ
lithostratigraphicApplication correlation of Pliensbachian sedimentary successions ⓘ
partOf Early Jurassic ⓘ
temporalPosition Early Jurassic Period ⓘ
linked to: Early Jurassic
temporalResolution high-resolution subdivision of Pliensbachian ⓘ
usedBy paleontologists ⓘ
stratigraphers ⓘ
usedFor biostratigraphic correlation ⓘ
relative dating of rock layers ⓘ
usedIn Jurassic stratigraphy ⓘ
ammonite biostratigraphy ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pliensbachian → contains → Jamesoni Zone ⓘ