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Stratigraphy

* STRATIGRAPHY

The study of the relationships of strata in time and space.

* BIOSTRATIGRAPHY

The study and use of fossil organisms for ordering and correlating srata in relative time.

* GEOCHRONOLOGY

The study of geological time, particularly by the use of radiometric dating.

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