Spinatum Zone

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The Spinatum Zone is a biostratigraphic subdivision of the Early Jurassic, characterized by specific ammonite assemblages used to refine the dating and correlation of Pliensbachian-age rock layers.

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Label Occurrences
Spinatum Zone canonical 1

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Statements (19)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chronostratigraphic unit ⓘ
appliesTo Pliensbachian-age rock layers ⓘ
belongsToEon Phanerozoic Eon ⓘ
belongsToEpoch Early Jurassic Epoch ⓘ
linked to: Early Jurassic
belongsToEra Mesozoic Era ⓘ
belongsToPeriod Jurassic Period ⓘ
characterizedBy specific ammonite assemblages ⓘ
definedBy ammonite biostratigraphy ⓘ
fieldOfStudy geology ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ
geologicTimeRank zone ⓘ
partOf Early Jurassic ⓘ
Pliensbachian ⓘ
subdivisionOf Pliensbachian Stage ⓘ
linked to: Pliensbachian
temporalPosition late Pliensbachian ⓘ
usedFor biostratigraphic correlation ⓘ
refinement of geological dating ⓘ
usedIn stratigraphic correlation of marine sedimentary rocks ⓘ

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

Pliensbachian → contains → Spinatum Zone ⓘ