Davoei Zone

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The Davoei Zone is a biostratigraphic interval within the Early Jurassic, defined by the presence of characteristic ammonite fossils used to correlate Pliensbachian-age rock layers.

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Davoei Zone canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ammonite biozone ⓘ
stratigraphic unit ⓘ
basedOn first appearance and distribution of specific ammonite taxa ⓘ
belongsTo Jurassic System ⓘ
biochronologicUse relative dating of Pliensbachian strata ⓘ
chronostratigraphicPosition Early Jurassic ⓘ
correlates Pliensbachian marine sedimentary rocks ⓘ
correlationTool ammonite zonation ⓘ
definedBy characteristic ammonite assemblages ⓘ
definedIn marine sedimentary successions ⓘ
discipline paleontology ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ
fossilGroup Ammonoidea ⓘ
fossilType ammonites ⓘ
geologicContext Mesozoic Era ⓘ
isPartOf Early Jurassic ⓘ
Pliensbachian ⓘ
lithostratigraphicUse correlation of rock successions ⓘ
stratigraphicRank zone ⓘ
temporalRange Pliensbachian Age ⓘ
linked to: Pliensbachian
usedFor biostratigraphic correlation ⓘ
correlation of Pliensbachian rock layers ⓘ
usedIn Mesozoic biostratigraphy ⓘ
marine stratigraphy ⓘ

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Pliensbachian → contains → Davoei Zone ⓘ