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chronostratigraphy

1. n. [Geology]

The study of the ages of strata. The comparison, or correlation, of separated strata can include study of their relative or absolute ages.

See: absolute agebiostratigraphychronostratigraphic chartcorrelategeologic time scalelithostratigraphyrelative agestratigraphystratum